This film, a Spaghetti Western styled after Sergio Leone’s “Man with No Name” series, features Lee Van Cleef. Released in 1969 under the direction of Gianfranco Parolini, "Sabata" tells the story of what happens in a west Texas town when a gunfighter dressed entirely in black, Sabata (Lee Van Cleef), joins forces with an alcoholic former military man named Carrincha (Ignazio Spalla) and an acrobatic Native American (Bruno Ukmar). Their goal is to stop the town leaders (Antonio Gradoli & Gianni Rizzo) from stealing $100,000 from their own bank so they can buy land that a railroad is about to cross. William Berger portrays someone who seems like a performer but isn’t entirely trustworthy, and Franco Ressel plays the stereotypical villain. Linda Veras appears as the expected saloon girl. This was the first installment of the official Sabata trilogy, released between 1969 and 1971. Five other films using the same title were made between 1970 and 1972, but they are considered unofficial copies. I’ve only seen one of those later films, "Dig Your Grave, Friend... Sabata's Coming,” which starred Raf Baldassarre; that story is more engaging than this initial film. "Sabata" begins well with a vibrant cast and an inventive bank robbery sequence, but the plot loses momentum in the middle and attempts to compensate with an exciting final action scene and a typical Italian Western ending—similar to “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” Like that Dollars trilogy, "Sabata" borrows heavily from Sergio Leone’s work; Van Cleef essentially steps into Eastwood's part, while Spalla is like Tuco in different clothes. There are some unique aspects too, such as the acrobatic Native American and the effeminate crime boss. However, like most Spaghetti Westerns, the characters come across as flat stereotypes rather than fully developed individuals, which reduces their interest and prevents much tension from building. The usual silly antics don’t improve things. The movie has a running time of 1 hour, 51 minutes and was filmed in Almería, Spain, and Rome (in a studio). Parolini and Renato Izzo wrote the screenplay. I give it a C grade.

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