Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin

"Fistful of Lead"

1970 1h 33m IT

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6.4

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6.2

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★6.4TMDB · 33★6.2IMDB · 1,034

WesternComedy

Synopsis

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Sartana, bounty hunter and gunfighter, witnesses the robbery of a shipment of gold. He finds his way into town where he meets with a lot of suspicious stares from the locals. He also meets with Samuel Spencer, who seems to own the company in this company town. The gold shipments are being stolen, so Spencer agrees to hire Sartana to protect the next gold shipment. Numerous dull-witted villains make attempts on Sartana's life, but he survives. Eventually, Sartana's nemesis Sabbath (he of the white coat and parasol) rides into town. With a showdown inevitable, Sartana and Sabbath square off to settle the score.

“Fistful of Lead”

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Cast

George Hilton
Sartana / Django
Charles Southwood
Sabbath / Sabata
Erika Blanc
Trixie
Piero Lulli
Samuel Spencer
Federico Boido
Joe Fossit
Linda Sini
Maldida
Nello Pazzafini
Mantas
Carlo Gaddi
Baxter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Giuliano Carnimeo
Writers: Tito Carpi, Tito Carpi
Languages: Italian, Portuguese
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Portuguese.

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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 Francesco De Masi. 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 Ornella Micheli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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George Hilton and Charles Southwood and Erika Blanc carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Fistful of Lead".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Giuliano Carnimeo directs. Stelvio Massi behind the camera. Francesco De Masi scores. Ornella Micheli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

156 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Portuguese.
3Part of the "Sartana Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Giuliano Carnimeo, shot by Stelvio Massi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Francesco De Masi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ornella Micheli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7George Hilton and Charles Southwood and Erika Blanc carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Fistful of Lead".
9IMDB entry: tt0065509 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stelvio Massi
Original score: Francesco De Masi
Editing: Ornella Micheli
Production design: Stefano Bulgarelli
Costume design: Tigano Lo Faro
Makeup / hair: Giuseppe Capogrosso
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970)
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 1,034 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

1 nomination

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.