Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di...

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Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di... (1971, Director: Gianfranco Parolini)

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Also known as

Gran figlio di... (Italy) | Sabata 2 (Germany) | Adios Sabata (France) | Adios Sabata (Germany) | Indio Black (Spain) | Indo Sabata | The Bounty Hunters (U.K.) | Adeus Sabata (Portugal) | Adios Sabata (Finland), The Bounty Killers | Adios, Sabata (U.S.A.) | Sabata Adeus (Brazil)

Cast and Crew

  • Cast: Yul Brynner (Indio Black/Sabata), Dean Reed (Ballantine), Ignazio Spalla (as Pedro Sanchez) (Escudo), Nieves Navarro (as Susan Scott)(saloon singer), Gérard Herter (Col. Skimmel), Sal Borgese (Septembre), Franco Fantasia (Ocaño), Joseph P. Persaud (as Joseph Persaud) (Gitano), Andrea Scotti (José), Luciano Casamonica (Juanito), Salvatore Billa (Manuel Garcia Otello), Vittorio Fanfoni (barman), Massimo Carocci (Juan), Vittorio Caronia (as Vitti Caronia) (1st Lieutenant Stejar), Omar Bonaro (Jesus), Franco Marletta (Mexican), Bruno Corazzari (Hertz), Andrea Aureli (Adjutant Ocaño), Antonio Gradoli (Major Mattenich), Calisto Calisti (Chief Eagle Pass), Giuseppe Castellano (as Thomas Kerr) (Graduato), Thomas Rudy (Cortejo), Federico Boido (as Rick Boyd) (Geroll), Furio Pellerani (Garcia), Gianni Siragusa (as Johnny Nation) (Perido), Stefano Rizzo (Mexican Revolutionary), Gianni Rizzo (Folgen), Giovanni Cianfriglia (as Ken Wood)(Austrian agent), José Canalejas (duel observer), Fortunato Arena (duel observer) Lina Franchi (Mexican woman)


  • Story: Renato Izzo, Gianfranco Parolini
  • Screenplay: Gianfranco Parolini, Renato Izzo
  • Cinematography: Sandro Mancori [DeLuxe Color, Techniscope]
  • Producer: Alberto Grimaldi

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Review

This sequel to Sabata was actually supposed to be the beginning of a new Spaghetti Western series with a character called Indio Black to be played by Yul Brynner, but Director Gianfranco Parolini decided to rename the film Adios Sabata instead. This Spaghetti Western was based around the Mexican revolution and so it is actually part of the Zapata Western subgenre.

Sabata (Brynner) is hired by a group of Mexican revolutionaries to help them rob the occupying Austrian government of a large cache of gold dust. Sabata is joined by a gang of misfits including Escudo played by Ignazio Spalla who we saw previously in the original Sabata. The other men are Septiembre (Sal Borgese) who's method of killing involves dropping steel ballbearings onto his specially made cup shoes and firing them at his victims and Gitano (Joseph P. Persaud) a gypsy who does a flamboyant flamenco dance of death before he strikes. Gianfranco Parolini certainly continues his unique style of action in this film as well featuring acrobatics and some very interesting weaponry.

Taking Banjo's place as the main foil for Sabata is Ballantine (Dean Reed) a shady character who moonlights as a painter to get Sabata information on the dirty dealings of the Austrian occupation, led by Colonel Skimmer (Gerard Herter). Sabata and his gang try to steal the Austrian gold, but they find out that the wagon they stole was actually a decoy and the barrels are filled with sand. The real gold is hidden somewhere at The Austrian fort.

The majority of Adios Sabata is a big game of cat and mouse as the Austrian troops and Sabata's men battle back and forth, each trying to get the gold. The final battle at the end of the film has some really outstanding action. Its a very exciting gunfight and delivers on the thrills. It also has alot of great comedic moments especially in the scenes between Ballantine and Sabata. The last sequence is definitely inspired by the end of Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948). Spaghetti Western fans will definitely enjoy this unofficial sequel.

Composer Bruno Nicolai created this score and overall it has a more traditional Western sound with some slight nods to Morricone in regards to Sabata's main whistling theme. Pete R.

DVD

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