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Return of Sabata

1971 · 105 min

A breezy, tongue-in-cheek spaghetti western with a smug gunslinger, circus antics, and low-stakes scheming that ambles rather than grips.

Directed by: Gianfranco Parolini
Genres: Western
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Reiner Schöne, Giampiero Albertini

Tagline: The man with gunsight eyes is back!
Overview: A quick draw, master gunslinger traveling with a circus rides into a small town and helps the citizens free themselves from a crooked politician.

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Directed by: Gianfranco Parolini
Genres: Western
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Reiner Schöne, Giampiero Albertini

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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
corruption
revenge
deception
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: western
Directed by: Gianfranco Parolini
Written by: Renato Izzo, Gianfranco Parolini
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Reiner Schöne, Giampiero Albertini, Ignazio Spalla, Annabella Incontrera, Vassili Karis, Steffen Zacharias, John Bartha
Music: Marcello Giombini
Cinematography: Sandro Mancori
Runtime: 105 min
Country: France, Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia
Languages: English, Italian

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