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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Il Grande Racket 1976  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Drama
aka: The Big Racket
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Cast: Fabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia, Renzo Palmer, Orso Maria Guerrini, Glauco Onorato, Sal Borgese, Romano Puppo, Antonio Marsina, Daniele Dublino, Massimo Vanni, Salvatore Billa, Joshua Sinclair, Marcella Michelangeli, Roberto Dell'Acqua
Rome police Inspector Nico Palmieri (Fabio Testi) uncovers the work of racketeers in his home town but has problems because the citizens live in terror of the vicious gang. Just as Palmieri closes in, he is fired. Forced to take matters into his own hands, Palmieri gives the gang a lesson in street justice when he and his own newly formed gang raid the meeting of mob bosses, and a bloody massacre ensues. "The Big Racket" is the title of the English-dubbed version.
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Mister Scarface 1976  R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: The Big Boss
Rulers of the City
Director: Fernando Di Leo
Cast: Jack Palance, Al Cliver, Harry Baer, Gisela Hahn, Edmund Purdom, Vittorio Caprioli, Enzo Pulcrano, Roberto Reale, Rosario Borelli, Pietro Ceccarelli, Salvatore Billa, Peter Berling
Organized crime set in the poor ghettos of Italy provides the backdrop for this tale of ruthless crime boss Scarface (Jack Palance) who wreaks havoc and death throughout the area. Meanwhile, mob enforcer Tony (Harry Baer) wants to move up in the world–and taking on Scarface might be the avenue. Violent.
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| 1. Adios Sabata (1971)
aka: Indio Black
2. Il Grande Racket (1976)
aka: The Big Racket
3. Mister Scarface (1976)
aka: The Big Boss
aka: Rulers of the City
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