Adios Sabata 1971  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Indio Black
Director: Gianfranco Parolini
Cast: Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, Ignazio Spalla, Gerard Herter, Sal Borgese, Franco Fantasia, Joseph P. Persaud, Andrea Scotti, Nieves Navarro, Salvatore Billa, Luciano Casamonica, Vittorio Fanfoni
A gunslinger, Sabata (Yul Brynner), becomes involved with Mexican rebels, led by Escudo (Ignazio Spalla), who are setting out to steal a wagon filled with gold. Austrian forces, led by Col. Skimmel (Gerard Herter), are trying to smuggle the gold out of Mexico. Sabata plots with the Mexicans and lays siege on the Austrian's fortress, but he has his own plans for the stolen gold, and it does not include sharing with the Mexicans. This spaghetti Western was titled "Indigo Black" until dubbed for American release. A sequel to "Sabata," it was followed by "The Return of Sabata."
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Any Gun Can Play 1967 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Western
aka: For a Few Bullets More
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Cast: Edd Byrnes, Gilbert Roland, George Hilton, Stefania Careddu, Ivano Staccioli, Gerard Herter, Ignazio Spalla, Jose Torres, Riccardo Pizzuti, Adriana Giuffre, Valentino Macchi, Rodolfo Valadier, Marco Mariani, Sal Borgese, Jose Yepes
This spaghetti Western takeoff on "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" features bounty hunter Django (George Hilton), bandit Monetero (Gilbert Rowland), and bank agent Clayton (Edd Byrnes) all of whom are in pursuit a fortune in gold.
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Mixed Blood 1985  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Cocaine
Director: Paul Morrissey
Cast: Marilia Pera, Richard Ulacia, Linda Kerridge, Geraldine Smith, Angel David, Ulrich Berr, Marcelino Rivera, Rodney Harvey, Ignazio Spalla, Carol Jean Lewis, William Rodriguez
Brazilian drug dealers and a rival Latino gang engage in a gang war in Manhattan's Lower East Side–in a fight to the finish where there are no holds barred in protecting their turf.
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The Return of Sabata 1971  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gianfranco Parolini
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, Reiner Schone, Annabella Incontrera, Jacqueline Alexandre, Giampiero Albertini, Ignazio Spalla, Aldo Canti, Vassili Karis, Steffen Zacharias, Pia Giancaro, John Bartha, Gunther Stoll
Posing as a sharpshooter performing in a traveling circus, gambler Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) arrives in Hobsonville and runs into Clyde (Reiner Schone) who owes him $5,000. Hobsonville is run by an Irish clan, led by land baron Joe McIntock (Giampiero Albertini), and the town charges huge taxes that are stored in a bank. Sabata not only refuses to pay the taxes, he enlists Clyde and acrobats (Aldo Canti and Vassili Karis) from the circus to help rob the bank. The money turns out to be counterfeit, but the gold is hidden on McIntock's property. The next step is to find the gold, kill McIntock, and steal the fortune. This film is a sequel to "Sabata" and "Adios, Sabata."
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Sabata 1969 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gianfranco Parolini
Cast: Lee Van Cleef, William Berger, Franco Ressel, Linda Veras, Ignazio Spalla, Claudio Undari, Gianni Rizzo, Aldo Canti, Antonio Gradoli, Luciano Pigozzi, Spartaco Conversi, Carlo Tamberlani
City leaders, led by Stengel (Franco Ressel) hire robbers to steal money from an Army safe and plan to use the money to buy land in order to build a railroad. The robbers get the money, but Stengel doesn't want to share the loot, so he offers a reward for the capture of the robbers. Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) rides into town, tracks down the robbers, and collects the reward. Then he realizes that Stengel was behind the theft and attempts to blackmail him, which leads Stengel to hire assassins to kill Sabata. But, Sabata outwits them, kills Stengel, and rides out of town. This spaghetti Western spawned two sequels, "Adios, Sabata" and "The Return of Sabata."
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| 1. Adios Sabata (1971)
aka: Indio Black
2. Any Gun Can Play (1967)
aka: For a Few Bullets More
3. Mixed Blood (1985)
aka: Cocaine
4. The Return of Sabata (1971)
5. Sabata (1969)
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