Sabata
Sabata is a 1969 film from Italy, directed by Gianfranco Parolini, running 111 minutes. reelscum files it under spaghetti western.
- Year
- 1969 · 1960s films
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Director
- Gianfranco Parolini
- Updated
- 29 Oct 2026
- Obscurity
- known (17/100)
Defined in the glossary: Spaghetti western
A gadget-toting gunfighter blackmails a whole town. Lee Van Cleef, having an obvious blast.
A lighter, gimmick-driven spaghetti western in which a mysterious gunfighter with a multi-barrelled trick gun and a crew of acrobats uncovers and blackmails the respectable men behind a bank robbery. Lee Van Cleef plays Sabata with an amused, unflappable cool, and the film leans into stunts and gadgets over grit.
It is closer to a caper than a revenge tragedy, and it spawned a small series. Gianfranco Parolini directs the acrobatic set pieces with real flair. Not the cycle's deepest film, but one of its most entertaining.
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