I Am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin

I Am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin (C'è Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la bara!)

Movie · 1970 · 15 people

This Spaghetti Western, made in 1970 as an Italian-Spanish co-production, is the third film in the series about the gunslinger Sartana, which began in 1968. Its original Italian title, C'è Sartana... vendi la pistola e comprati la bara!, means roughly "Sartana is here, sell your pistol and buy a coffin". In English it appears as Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin and as A Fistful of Lead. Giuliano Carnimeo directed it, often working under the pseudonym Anthony Ascott. The script is by Tito Carpi, and it was shot in Italy.

George Hilton, who took over from Gianni Garko, plays Sartana. The Uruguayan actor is also known as Jorge Hill, and this is the only film of the official series that stars him. The cast also includes Erika Blanc, Nello Pazzafini and Charles Southwood, together with Linda Sini, Carlo Gaddi, Aldo Barberito, Luciano Rossi and John Bartha. The film runs about 92 minutes.

It comes from the genre's most prolific period. In Germany it opened on 26 November 1970 as Django und Sabata – wie blutige Geier, and later releases carried further Django-branded titles such as Django – die Gier nach Gold and Django – schieß mir das Lied vom Sterben. In France it is known as Django arrive, préparez vos cercueils.

DirectorGiuliano Carnimeo

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Erika Blanc Erika Blanc Actor · 84 years old Nello Pazzafini Nello Pazzafini Actor · died at 62 George Hilton (oyuncu) Linda Sini Carlo Gaddi Aldo Barberito Luciano Rossi John Bartha Federico Boido Luigi Bonos Umberto Di Grazia Franco Fantasia Furio Meniconi Massimo Vanni Charles Southwood

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

A Sartana film from the Spaghetti Western's most prolific stretch: a gunslinger hero, a challenge with a coffin right in the title and the promise of a reckoning. As the third entry in the series, the character's swagger comes largely ready-made. Still, for anyone new to the series formula it is a familiar mould with few surprises. For fans of the genre's rhythm, a light and enjoyable gunslinger break.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

This film is an interesting test of how far a hero can survive as a brand independent of the actor. George Hilton, taking over from Gianni Garko, plays Sartana only here in the official series, so the film stands somewhat alone within it. Giuliano Carnimeo's habit of working as Anthony Ascott recalls the Italian Western's tendency to present itself as a continuation of the American genre. As with most productions from the genre's most prolific period, it is more realistic to expect a well-oiled formula repeated than a distinctive directorial signature. To my mind it is an interesting footnote to the series for those curious about the genre's history, but not the first stop for newcomers to the Spaghetti Western.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

An old-school gunslinger film of the kind western-loving grandparents put on at the weekend. But the genre means gunfights and deaths are to be expected; there is a coffin in the title itself. Not suitable for young children. Teenagers can watch it with older relatives who enjoy westerns. Don't look for a deep message or an emotional story; this is one to watch for the adventure and the gunslinger mood.

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