I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death (Italian: Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino) is a 1969 Italian Western film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Gianni Garko as Sartana.[4] The film is presented on some DVD reissues under its German title, Sartana - Töten war sein täglich Brot.
| I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death | |
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| Directed by | Giuliano Carnimeo |
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| Story by | Tito Carpi[1] |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Giovanni Bergamini[1] |
| Edited by | Ornella Micheli[1] |
| Music by |
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Production company | Società Ambrosiana Cinematografica[1] |
| Distributed by | Indipendenti Regionali[1] |
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| Country | Italy[3] |
Plot
editA 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
edit- 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
editCarnimeo stated that Gianni Garko who plays Sartana came up with many of the illusions and tricks that Sartana would perform in the film.[5] Unlike Gianfranco Parolini, the director of If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death, Carnimeo stated he did not have any issues shooting the film with Klaus Kinski.[5] Carnimeo said that Kinski arrived on set, proceeded to costumes and make-up and then on set and that Kinski was "meticulous and precise like a Swiss watch."[5]
Release
editI am Sartana, Your Angel of Death was released in November 1969.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino (1969)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Cast and Crew". The Complete Sartana (Booklet). Arrow Video. 2018. p. 7. FCD1762 / AV151.
- ^ "Recherche transversale dans les collections" (in French). Cinereousrces.net. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "New York Times: Sartana the Gravedigger". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ a b c Curti, Roberto (2018). "If You Meet Sartana...". The Complete Sartana (Booklet). Arrow Video. p. 23. FCD1762 / AV151.
- ^ Curti, Roberto (2018). "If You Meet Sartana...". The Complete Sartana (Booklet). Arrow Video. p. 22. FCD1762 / AV151.