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Sabata is a 1969 movie by Gianfranco Parolini.

An example of a Spaghetti Western, this film starred Lee Van Cleef as the hero Sabata and William Berger as the villain only called Banjo. Considered to be very comical and even parody-like of the famous Django and Sergio Leone films but still has some serious moments and entertaining gun battles. The film was popular upon release and would be followed by two sequels including Adiós Sabata and Return of Sabata. Adiós Sabata would star Yul Brynner as Indio Black so it's not considered as a true sequel. The third film in this trilogy, Return of Sabata, returns Lee Van Cleef to the main role. Both sequels were released in 1971 and directed by Gianfranco Parolini. All films have been remastered for their DVD release by Sony Pictures.

"Though he carries a rifle instead of a sword, Lee Van Cleef's Sabata is clearly a ronin of the Old West....SABATA was successful enough to spawn two sequels." -- Dave Kehr , (New York Times)

Sabata

Italian title: Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso!

Plot: Perennial villain Lee Van Cleef plays one of his rare good-guy roles in this campy, classic spaghetti outing from Gianfranco Parolini. When a group of supposedly upstanding citizens rob an Army safe in order to buy land for a railroad, trickster Sabata is on hand with his infallible aim. He toys with his enemies in a cat-and-mouse game involving guns, knives, and dynamite.

Cast and Crew
Writer: Renato Izzo
Starring: Lee Van Cleef
Director: Gianfranco Parolini
Producer: Alberto Grimaldi
Distributor: MGM, Sony Pictures (USA DVD)
Runtime: 111 minutes
Music: Marcello Giombini
Language: Italian

Adiós Sabata

Italian title: Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di...

Plot: Yul Brenner stars as gunslinger Sabata in this spaghetti Western. He and his pals Escudo (Pedro Sanchez) and Ballantine (Dean Reed) are out to steal a wagonload of gold, but a group of Mexican revolutionaries have their sights set on it as well. They team up and go after the loot together, battling the Austrian Colonel Skimmel (Gérard Herter), a classic mustachioed villain.

Cast for Adiós Sabata
Yul Brynner
.... Sabata/Indio Black

Dean Reed
.... Ballantine

Ignazio Spalla .... Escudo (as Pedro Sanchez)

Gérard Herter .... Colonel Skimmel

Sal Borgese .... Septiembre

Franco Fantasia .... Señor Ocaño

Joseph P. Persaud .... Hitano, Revolutionary who does Flaminco dance of death (as Joseph Persaud)

Andrea Scottia .... José

Return of Sabata

Italian title: È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta

Plot: The trigger-happy gunslinger Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) rolls into Hobsonville--a town that's owned by the robber baron Joe McIntock (Giampiero Albertini). Determined to steal back the load of gold that McIntock stole from him, Sabata gathers his gang and makes his attack.

Return of Sabata Cast
Lee Van Cleef
.... Sabata/Major

Reiner Schöne .... Clyde/Lieutenant

Giampiero Albertini .... Joe McIntock

Ignazio Spallat .... Bronco (as Pedro Sanchez)

Annabella Incontrera .... Maggie, Saloon Girl

Jacqueline Alexandre .... Jackie McIntock

Trivia for the Sabata films

Kill Counts:
Sabata: 67

Adiós Sabata: Over 76

Return of Sabata: 27

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