Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay

"A present for you, amigo… A coffin from Sartana"

1970 1h 31m IT

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 31

Western

Synopsis

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After witnessing a brutal massacre, the legendary hero Sartana is ready to do some investigating. Almost everyone in the tiny town of Indian Creek seems eager to buy up the property left behind by the murder victims, and one of them could well be behind the killings. The sheriff himself is not above suspicion, so Sartana must uncover the culprit all on his own.

“A present for you, amigo… A coffin from Sartana”

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Cast

Gianni Garko
Sartana
António Vilar
Ronald Hoffman
Daniela Giordano
Abigail Benson
Ivano Staccioli
Blackie
Helga Liné
Saloon Girl Mary
Luis Induni
Sheriff
Franco Pesce
Undertaker
Federico Boido
Jim Piggott

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Giuliano Carnimeo
Writers: Giovanni Simonelli, Giovanni Simonelli, Roberto Gianviti
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Sartana Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Giuliano Carnimeo, shot by Stelvio Massi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bruno Nicolai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Giuliana Attenni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gianni Garko and António Vilar and Daniela Giordano carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A present for you, amigo… A coffin from Sartana".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0065499 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Giuliano Carnimeo directs. Stelvio Massi behind the camera. Bruno Nicolai scores. Giuliana Attenni cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

156 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Sartana Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Giuliano Carnimeo, shot by Stelvio Massi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bruno Nicolai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Giuliana Attenni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gianni Garko and António Vilar and Daniela Giordano carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A present for you, amigo… A coffin from Sartana".
8IMDB entry: tt0065499 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stelvio Massi
Original score: Bruno Nicolai
Editing: Giuliana Attenni
Production design: Giacomo Caló Carducci
Costume design: Luciano Sagoni
Makeup / hair: Franco Di Girolamo
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay (1970)

Part of

Sartana Collection

Clint Eastwood's Man with No Name spawned imitations, variations and shameless rip-offs keen to emulate his success at the box office. Within months of A Fistful of Dollars release, Giuliano Gemma was playing Ringo, who was then followed by Franco Nero's Django, Tony Anthony's The Stranger and Gianni Garko's Sartana each providing their own twist on the Eastwood antihero, and each of them then subject to their own spate of unofficial sequels, spoofs and cash-ins. Sartana tapped into more than just his Spaghetti Western predecessors a mysterious figure, he has a spectral quality, aided by his Count Dracula-like cloak which also nods towards comic strip figure Mandrake the Magician, with whom he shares a penchant for card tricks. He takes pride in his appearance unlike the Eastwood s dusty wanderer or Nero's mud-caked drifter. And there's a dose of James Bond too in his fondness for gadgetry and the droll sense of humor.