Adiós, Sabata
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Adiós Sabata is a 1971 Spaghetti Western
film directed by Gianfranco Parolini
. It is the second film in The Sabata Trilogy
by Parolini. Yul Brynner
takes over the lead role from Lee Van Cleef
, who stars in the first and third films.
The film was originally going to be entitled Indio Black, but the title was changed after the first Sabata
film proved successful and had inspired many imitators. Van Cleef had been offered the starring role in the film, but had to decline because he was committed to The Magnificent Seven Ride in the role of Chris Adams, which Brynner had made famous in The Magnificent Seven
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Sabata carries a sawed off lever action rifle with a magazine containing seven .30/30 Remington rimfire cartridges...and one cigar.
under the rule of Emperor Maximilian I
, Sabata is hired by the guerrilla leader Señor Ocaño to steal a wagonload of gold from the Austria
n army. However, when Sabata and his partners Escudo and Ballantine obtain the wagon, they find it is not full of gold but of sand, and that the gold was taken by Austrian Colonel Skimmel. So Sabata plans to steal back the gold.
Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and...
film directed by Gianfranco Parolini
Gianfranco Parolini
Gianfranco Parolini is an Italian film director. He is often credited as Frank Kramer. Among his films are The Sabata Trilogy, several sword and sandal films, most of the Kommissar X films and a number of Spaghetti Westerns.He claimed to have written over 100 thriller novels before becoming an...
. It is the second film in The Sabata Trilogy
The Sabata Trilogy
The Sabata Trilogy is a series of Spaghetti Western films released in 1969 and 1971, directed by Gianfranco Parolini, and starring Lee Van Cleef in the first, Sabata, Yul Brynner in the second, Adiós, Sabata, and Van Cleef returning for the third, Return of Sabata.-Sabata:Lee Van Cleef stars as a...
by Parolini. Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner was a Russian-born actor of stage and film. He was best known for his portrayal of Mongkut, king of Siam, in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the film version; he also played the role more than 4,500 times on...
takes over the lead role from Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef was an American film actor who appeared mostly in Western and action pictures. His sharp features and piercing eyes led to his being cast as a villain in scores of films such as High Noon, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Good The Bad and the Ugly.-Early life:Van Cleef was...
, who stars in the first and third films.
The film was originally going to be entitled Indio Black, but the title was changed after the first Sabata
Sabata (film)
Sabata , is a 1969 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Gianfranco Parolini. It is the first film in The Sabata Trilogy by Parolini, and stars Lee Van Cleef as the title character...
film proved successful and had inspired many imitators. Van Cleef had been offered the starring role in the film, but had to decline because he was committed to The Magnificent Seven Ride in the role of Chris Adams, which Brynner had made famous in The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven is an American Western film directed by John Sturges, and released in 1960. It is a fictional tale of a group of seven American gunmen who are hired to protect a small agricultural village in Mexico from a group of marauding Mexican bandits...
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Sabata carries a sawed off lever action rifle with a magazine containing seven .30/30 Remington rimfire cartridges...and one cigar.
Plot
Set in MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
under the rule of Emperor Maximilian I
Maximilian I of Mexico
Maximilian I was the only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire.After a distinguished career in the Austrian Navy, he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on April 10, 1864, with the backing of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican monarchists who sought to revive the Mexican monarchy...
, Sabata is hired by the guerrilla leader Señor Ocaño to steal a wagonload of gold from the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n army. However, when Sabata and his partners Escudo and Ballantine obtain the wagon, they find it is not full of gold but of sand, and that the gold was taken by Austrian Colonel Skimmel. So Sabata plans to steal back the gold.
Cast
- Yul BrynnerYul BrynnerYul Brynner was a Russian-born actor of stage and film. He was best known for his portrayal of Mongkut, king of Siam, in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the film version; he also played the role more than 4,500 times on...
as Sabata/Indio Black - Dean ReedDean ReedDean Cyril Reed was an American actor, singer and songwriter who lived a great part of his adult life in South America and then in communist East Germany.-Life and career:...
as Ballantine - Ignazio Spalla as Escudo
- Gérard HerterGérard HerterGérard Herter was a German actor of the fifties and sixties who played many villains especially Prussian types in spaghetti westerns. He made his impressive film debut in Caltiki - il mostro immortale in 1959...
as Colonel Skimmel - Sal BorgeseSal BorgeseSal Borgese, sometimes credited as Salvatore Borghese, is a film actor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian film industry from the 1960s to present day, and for his work as a stuntman and acrobat....
as Septiembre - Franco Fantasia as Señor Ocaño
- Joseph P. Persaud as Gitano
- Andrea Scottia as José
- Gianni Rizzo as Folgen
- Salvatore Billa as Manuel
- Massimo Carocci as Juan de los Angeles
- Omar Bonaro as Jesus
- Luciano Casamonica as Juanito
- Vittorio Fanfoni as barman
- Bruno Corazzari as Hertz
- Vitti Caronia as 1st Lieutenant Stejar
- Franco Marletta as Mexican
- Lina Franchi Mexican woman
- Antonio Gradoli Major Matternich
- Giuseppe Castellano as Thomas Kerr as Graduato
- Federico Boido as Rick Boyd as Geroll
- Giovanni Siragusa as Johnny Nation as Perdido
- Andrea Aurelli as Adjutant Ocaño
- Caliso Calisti as Chief Eagle Pass
- Thomas Rudy as Cortejo
- Furio Pellerani as Garcia
- Stefano Rizzo as Mexican revolutionary
- Nieves Navarro as Susan Scott as saloon singer
- Giovanni Cianfriglia as Ken Wood as Austrian agent
- Angel AlvarezÁngel ÁlvarezÁngel Álvarez was a prolific Spanish film actor.He made over 205 film appearances between 1945 and 1982. He is probably best known for his western films of the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in Spaghetti western films such as Navajo Joe and Django in 1966 opposite Franco Nero...
as bounty hunter agency manager - Furio Meniconi as Murdock
- José Galera Balazote as runt
- Elio Angelucci as bearded villager
- José CanalejasJosé CanalejasJosé Canalejas y Méndez was a Spanish politician, born in Ferrol.-Early life:Canalejas graduated in 1871 from the University of Madrid, took his Galicia doctor's degree in 1872 and became a lecturer on literature in 1873...
as duel observer - Fortunato Arena as duel observer