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Sabata

1969 · 106 min

A stylish, cynical spaghetti western full of double-crosses, dry wit, and flashy gunplay that breezes by with a mischievous grin.

Tagline
The man with gunsight eyes comes to kill!
Overview
Several pillars of society have robbed an Army safe containing $100,000 so they can buy the land upon which the coming railroad will be built. But they haven't reckoned on the presence of the master gunslinger, Sabata.

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • justice
  • corruption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Gianfranco Parolini
Written by
Renato Izzo, Gianfranco Parolini
Starring
Lee Van Cleef, William Berger, Ignazio Spalla, Aldo Canti, Franco Ressel, Antonio Gradoli, Linda Veras, Claudio Undari
Music
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Cinematography
Sandro Mancori
Runtime
106 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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