Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso! (Sabata) (1969)
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69% of users liked it
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Spaghetti Western fans used to the likes of Django and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly might be taken by surprise when watching Sabata. True, the film does star spaghetti Western star Lee Van Cleef as the tight-lipped hero of the title, but it has a very different feel from the genre's… More Spaghetti Western fans used to the likes of Django and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly might be taken by surprise when watching Sabata. True, the film does star spaghetti Western star Lee Van Cleef as the tight-lipped hero of the title, but it has a very different feel from the genre's traditional, Sergio Leone-derived style. Director/co-writer Gianfranco Parolini (alias Frank Kramer) takes things in a direction that seems to fall halfway between The Wild Wild West TV series and a James Bond movie; the film is packed with colorful characters, exotic weapons, and the action scenes that mix wild stunts with pyrotechnics. Parolini appropriately gives the film a light touch, playing up the colorful and humorous aspects while delivering the action. The end result is a little too long for this sort of light material, causing it to drag a bit in the middle, but it is too good-natured and entertaining to dislike. In short, Sabata is likely to make fun viewing for Euro-cult fans and anyone interested in an offbeat Western. ~ Donald Guarisco, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gianfranco Parolini
- Genres
- Art House & International, Western
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1969 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
There's a lot of spaghetti tossed in this action western.
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Cast
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Lee Van Cleef
as Sabata
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William Berger
as Banjo
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Pedro Sanchez
as Carrincha
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Nick Jordan
as Alley Cat/Indio
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Linda Veras
as Jane
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Franco Ressel
as Stengel
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Gianni Rizzo
as Judge O'Hara
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Antonio Gradoli
as Fergusson
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Andrea Aurelia
as Daniel
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John Bartha
as Sheriff
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Robert Hundar
as Oswald
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Luciano Pigozzi
as False Fr. Brown
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Romano Puppo
as Rocky Bendato
- Andrew Ray
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Carlo Tamberlani
as Nichols
- Anthony Gradwell
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Mimmo Poli
as Hotel Workman
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Ignazio Spalla
as Carrincha
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Spartaco Conversi
as Slim
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Rodolfo Lodi
as Fr. Brown
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Gino Marturano
as McCallum
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Claudio Undari
as Oswald
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Marco Zuanelli
as Sharky