''Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'' (, "There is Sartana… Sell the Pistol and Buy a Coffin") AKA A Fistful of Lead is a 1970

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that is the third of the ''

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with George Hilton taking over the lead role from

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. The film was shot in Italy and directed by

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Plot

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is eagerly awaiting to kill or capture a wanted man who is

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on a shipment of gold. Interrupting Sartana's picnic and bounty hunting, a gang of Mexican '' Bandidos'' kill all the outriders, but leave the gold intact and ride away but not before throwing dynamite into the wagon. Sartana prevents the explosion and discovers the gold sacks in the wagon are full of sand. Disguised as a Mexican

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, Sartana tracks the Mexicans to their lair and kills several of them before going to the town of Appaloosa where he discovers that the Bandidos were paid by Spencer, the owner of the mine to commit a fake robbery so Spencer can keep the majority of gold for himself. Sartana pits the surviving Mexicans against Spencer, but also faces greedy but impoverished saloon owner Trixie and rival bounty hunter Sabbath, both of whom have their eyes on the gold.

Cast

* George Hilton as Sartana * Charles Southwood as Sabbath * Erika Blanc as Trixie *

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as Samuel Spencer *

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as Mantas * Carlo Gaddi as Baxter * Aldo Barberito as Angelo *

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as Mantas' Wife * Marco Zuanelli as Dead Eye Golfay *

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as Flint Fossit *

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as Old man *

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as Sheriff *

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as Joe Fossit *

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as Posada Owner *

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as Hoagy * Spartaco Conversi as Emiliano *

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as Romero

Release

''Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'' was released in Italy in August 1970.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin Sartana films 1970 films 1970s Italian-language films 1970 Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films Films directed by Giuliano Carnimeo Films scored by Francesco De Masi 1970s Italian films