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Sartana
''Sartana'' is a series of Spaghetti Western films which follows the adventures of the title character, a gunfighter and gambler who uses mechanical gadgets and seemingly supernatural powers to trick his rivals. The series features five official entries: ''If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death'' (1968) ; '' I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death'' (1969) ; ''Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'' ; '' Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay'' and '' Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming'' (all 1970). The first film was directed by Gianfranco Parolini, with the remaining four directed by Giuliano Carnimeo. Sartana is portrayed by Gianni Garko in all films in the series except for ''Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'', in which he was portrayed by George Hilton. The name "Sartana" was first used for Garko's character in the film '' Blood at Sundown'' (1966), which proved very popular on its release in Italy and Germany, leading to producers to deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Meet Sartana Pray For Your Death
''If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death'' ( it, Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte) is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. The film stars Gianni Garko, William Berger, Fernando Sancho and Klaus Kinski, and features a musical score by Piero Piccioni. ''If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death'' was the first in a series of Spaghetti Westerns based on the character Sartana. It was followed by four other official Sartana films: '' I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death'' (''Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino'', 1969), '' Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay'' (''Buon funerale, amigos!... paga Sartana'', 1970), '' Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming'' (''Una nuvola di polvere... un grido di morte... arriva Sartana'', 1970) and '' Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'' (''C'è Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la bara'', 1970), in the last of which Garko was replaced by George Hilton. The four sequels were directed by Giu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am Sartana, Your Angel Of Death
''I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death'' ( it, Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino) is a 1969 Italian Western film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Gianni Garko as Sartana. The film is presented on some DVD reissues under its German title, ''Sartana - Töten war sein täglich Brot''. Plot A man disguised as Sartana leads a gang in robbing a bank of $300,000. While the real Sartana tries to prove his innocence and find the imposter, he is constantly pursued by bounty hunters: some who only care about the $10,000 reward on his head, a few who are more interested in locating the stolen money and one who mixes bad luck at gambling with good luck in bounty-hunting. Cast * Gianni Garko as Sartana * Frank Wolff as Buddy Ben * Klaus Kinski as Hot Dead * Gordon Mitchell as Deguejo * Ettore Manni as Baxter Red * Sal Borgese as Fetente * Renato Baldini as The Judge * Federico Boido as Bill Production Carnimeo stated that Gianni Garko who plays Sartana came up with many of the illusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Garko
Gianni Garko (born Giovanni Garcovich; 15 July 1935), often billed as John Garko and occasionally Gary Hudson, is an Italian actor who found fame as a leading man in 1960s Spaghetti Westerns. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Sartana, starting with the first official film '' If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death'' and starring in three sequels as this character, the role played by George Hilton in the third film in the series. Early life and career Garko was born in Zara, he moved from Zara to Trieste, and later Rome to attend University and Drama School. His first prominent film role was a small but important part in the Oscar nominated Kapò (1959). He continued to play parts in several Italian productions including sword and sandal epics such as ' (1961) and '' Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules'' (1961). His big break came when he had a role in '' Il Compagno Don Camillo'' (1965). Spaghetti Western era and Sartana Garko became a star in Europe in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol For A Coffin
''Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'' ( it, C'è Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la bara, "There is Sartana… Sell the Pistol and Buy a Coffin") AKA A Fistful of Lead is a 1970 Spaghetti Western that is the third of the '' Sartana'' film series with George Hilton taking over the lead role from Gianni Garko. The film was shot in Italy and directed by Giuliano Carnimeo. Plot Bounty hunter Sartana is eagerly awaiting to kill or capture a wanted man who is riding shotgun 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 peon, 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 Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Damned Day At Dawn… Django Meets Sartana!
''One Damned Day at Dawn… Django Meets Sartana!'' ( it, Quel maledetto giorno d'inverno... Django e Sartana all'ultimo sangue, "''That Cursed Winter Day: Django and Sartana to the Death"'') is a 1970 Spaghetti Western directed by Demofilo Fidani. Plot Django, a gunfighter, teams up with another gunfighter named Sartana to wipe out a gang of gun-runners that have been terrorizing the citizens of Black City. Releases ''One Damned Day at Dawn… Django Meets Sartana!'' was released in 1970. The film is not an official part of the '' Sartana'' series and along with Pasquale Squitieri's ''Django Defies Sartana'', was among two of the unofficial ''Sartana'' films released in 1970. Reception In a retrospective review, Howard Hughes wrote in his book ''Cinema Italiana'' that ''One Damned Day at Dawn...Django Meets Sartana!'' was "a plotless meander made on the cheap in familiar Lazio quarries." and stated that "Fidani's westerns, particularly his film are notable for their stunt per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood At Sundown
''Blood at Sundown'' ( it, 1000 dollari sul nero, lit=1000 dollars on the black) is a Spaghetti Western film directed by Alberto Cardone. The picture marks the first appearance of the character Sartana, played by Gianni Garko. It is not, however considered an "official" Sartana film. Plot Johnny Liston heads back to his hometown after 12 years in jail, during which time his ruthless brother Sartana (Garko) has taken over control of the town. Johnny is determined to battle Sartana to bring justice. Cast *Anthony Steffen as Johnny Liston *Gianni Garko as Sartana Liston (as John Garko) *Erika Blanc as Joselita Rogers *Carlo D'Angelo as Judge Waldorf (as Charles of Angel) *Sieghardt Rupp as Ralph *Roberto Miali as Jerry Holt (as Jerry Wilson) *Carla Calò as Rhonda Liston (as Carrol Brown) *Angelica Ott as Mary * Daniela Igliozzi as Manuela Holt *Franco Fantasia as Sheriff *Gianni Solaro as Forrester *Chris Howland as Doodle Kramer * Gino Marturano as Man in bar *Sal B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hilton (actor)
George Hilton (born Jorge Hill Acosta y Lara; 16 July 1934 – 28 July 2019)Retrospective week dedicated to George Hilton (plus 2018 studio interview) '' Filmoteca: Movie Themes''. Retrieved 30 November 2018, Televisión Pública Argentina was a Uruguayan actor well known for his many performances. Sometimes credited as Jorge Hilton, he appeared in over 20 Euro-West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Django (character)
Django is a fictional character who appears in a number of Spaghetti Western films. Originally played by Franco Nero in the Italian film of the same name by Sergio Corbucci, he has appeared in 31 films since then.Prince, Stephen (1999). ''Sam Peckinpah's: The Wild Bunch.'' Cambridge University Press. pp. 152, 228. Especially outside of the genre's home country Italy, mainly Germany, countless releases have been retitled in the wake of the original film's enormous success. Character biography Franco Nero films ''Django'' '' Django'' is a 1966 Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Corbucci starring Franco Nero as Django; a dismissed Union soldier who fought in the American Civil War. The film is set in 1869, four years after the end of the Civil War. After arriving in a bleak, mud-drenched town in the American Southwest and dragging a coffin behind him, Django gets caught up in a violent race war between a gang of Mexican bandits, led by General Hugo, and a clan of militants un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Gastaldi
Ernesto Gastaldi (born 10 September 1934) is an Italian screenwriter. Film historian and critic Tim Lucas described Gastaldi as the first Italian screenwriter to specialize in horror and thriller films. Gastaldi worked within several popular genres including ''pepla'', Western and spy films. Biography Ernesto Gastaldi was born on 10 September 1934 in Graglia in the province of Province of Biella, Piedmont. Gastaldi left his job as a clerk at the Sella bank in Biella to move to Rome where he was admitted into Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. After graduating, Gastaldi had trouble finding work. In 1957, Gastaldi wrote his first science fiction novel which the publishers requested an English-language name for the cover. Gastaldi was sharing an apartment at the time with an Anglo-Italian man named Julian Birri, who he adapted his name for his alias Julian Berry. Gastaldi would write more crime and science fiction novels during this period such as ''Sangue intasca'' (1957) as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuliano Carnimeo
Giuliano Carnimeo (born Carmineo; 4 July 1932 – 10 September 2016) was an Italian director and screenwriter, sometimes credited as Anthony Ascott or Antony Ascot. Life and career Born in Bari, Carmineo started his career as assistant director for, among others, Giorgio Simonelli and Camillo Mastrocinque. He made his directorial debut as co-director, alongside George Sherman, of the international co-production ''Panic Button (1964 film), Panic Button'', later focused on genre films, especially Spaghetti Westerns and commedia sexy all'italiana, commedie sexy all'italiana. He died in Rome on 10 September 2016. Selected filmography * 1968 – ''The Moment to Kill'' * 1968 – ''Find a Place to Die'' * 1969 – ''I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death'' * 1970 – ''Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'' * 1970 – ''Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay'' * 1970 – ''Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming'' * 1971 – ''They Call Me Hallelujah'' * 1971 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaghetti Western
The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most of these Westerns were produced and directed by Italians. Leone's films and other core Spaghetti Westerns are often described as having eschewed, criticized, or even "demythologized" many of the conventions of traditional U.S. Westerns. This was partly intentional and partly the context of a different cultural background. Terminology According to veteran Spaghetti Western actor Aldo Sambrell, the phrase "Spaghetti Western" was coined by Spanish journalist Alfonso Sánchez in reference to the Italian food spaghetti. Spaghetti Westerns are also known as Italian Westerns or, primarily in Japan, Macaroni Westerns. In Italy, the genre is typically referred to as western all'italiana (Italian-style Western). Italo-Western is also used, espe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianfranco Parolini
Gianfranco Parolini (20 February 1925 in Rome, Italy – 26 April 2018 in Rome, Italy) was 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 assistant to Giuseppe D'Amato. Filmography Director * '' Francis the Smuggler'' (1953) * ''Samson'' (1961) * '' The Fury of Hercules'' (1962) * '' 79 A.D.'' (1962) * '' The Old Testament'' (1962) * '' The Ten Gladiators'' (''I dieci gladiatori'') (1963) * '' Mission to Hell'' (1964) * ''3 Avengers'' (1964) * ''Left Handed Johnny West'' (1965) * '' Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill'' (1966) * '' Kommissar X – In den Klauen des goldenen Drachen'' (1966) * '' The Three Fantastic Supermen'' (1967) * '' If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death'' (''Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte'') (1968) * '' Five for Hell'' (''Cinque p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
