Buon funerale, amigos!... paga Sartana (1970)

Director:

Giuliano Carnimeo

Writers:

Roberto Gianviti (writer)
Giovanni Simonelli (writer)

Release Date:

19 April 1971 (Sweden)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

After witnessing a brutal massacre, the legendary hero Sartana is ready to do some investigating. Almost...

Plot Keywords:

Sartana | Sequel | Rage | Spaghetti Western | Coffin

Cast

Gianni Garko	...	Sartana
Daniela Giordano	...	Abigail Benson
Ivano Staccioli	...	Blackie (as Antonio Staccioli)
Helga Liné	...	Saloon Girl Mary
Luis Induni	...	Sheriff (as Luis Hinduni)
Franco Ressel	...	Samuel Piggott
George Wang	...	Lee Tse Tung / Peng
Franco Pesce	...	Undertaker
Roberto Dell'Acqua	...	Piggott Brother
Federico Boido	...	Jim Piggott (as Rick Boyd)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fortunato Arena	...	Casino Troublemaker
Aldo Berti	...	Colorado Joe
Jean-Pierre Clarain	...	Piggott Brother
Attilio Dottesio	...	Joe Benson
Rocco Lerro	...	Piggott Brother
Claudio Ruffini	...	Casino Bouncer
Sergio Testori	...	Casino Troublemaker
Pietro Torrisi	...	Casino Bouncer
Antonio Vilar	...	Ronald Hoffman

Directed by
Giuliano Carnimeo		(as Anthony Ascott)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Roberto Gianviti		writer
Giovanni Simonelli		writer

Produced by
Leo Cevenini	....	producer
Vittorio Martino	....	producer

Original Music by
Bruno Nicolai

Cinematography by
Stelvio Massi

Film Editing by
Giuliana Attenni

Production Design by
Giacomo Caló Carducci

Set Decoration by
Giacomo Caló Carducci

Costume Design by
Dafne Ciarrocchi
Luciano Sagoni

Makeup Department
Franco Di Girolamo	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sergio Borelli	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Romano Scandariato	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Pietro Vesperini	....	sound engineer

Special Effects by
Dino Galiano	....	special effects
Gino Vagniluca	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Michele Pensato	....	camera operator

Music Department
Bruno Nicolai	....	conductor

Other crew
Rosaria Cilento	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Flora Film
• Hispamer Films

Distributors

• Ariel Video (1988) (USA) (video) (dubbed)
• Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP) (France) (theatrical)
• Shocking Videos (????) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

A Present for You, Amigo... A Coffin from Sartana
Buen funeral, amigos, paga Sartana (Spain)
Gunslinger
Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay (USA)
Stranger's Gold

Runtime:

91 min | West Germany:96 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Flora Film

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Red Dead Revolver (2004) (VG)

Nothing special

I recently saw this film on DVD and felt that it was nothing special. Another one of those Italian westerns where the good guy can do anything and never gets shot or killed. This time the hero can use poker cards to knock guns out of people's hands. Stupid, I know. Anyhow, the story is interesting and there is a weird Asian element to this story, which I liked actually, but the film lacks anything more than that. It's rather cheap too. The dubbing was horrible. The last scene with the Chinese guy was great. It would make Tarantino proud. But that was about it. Even the acting was a bit off, or weak. Perhaps that's because I saw the dubbed version. I doubt anyone would go out of their way to watch this, but if you do, be warned this is not like the great Eastwood westerns. This is NOT a Sergio Leone western.