Sabata (film)

Sabata
Italian film poster.
Directed by	Gianfranco Parolini
Screenplay by	Renato Izzo Gianfranco Parolini[1]
Story by	Renato Izzo Gianfranco Parolini[1]
Produced by	Alberto Grimaldi[1]
Starring	Lee Van Cleef William Berger Ignazio Spalla Aldo Canti Linda Veras Franco Ressel Antonio Gradoli Claudio Undari Gianni Rizzo
Cinematography	Alessando Mancori[1]
Edited by	Edmondo Lozzi[1]
Music by	Marcello Giombini[1]
Production company	Produzioni Europee Associati[1]
Distributed by	Produzioni Europee Associati (Italy)[2] United Artists (International)[1]
Release date	17 September 1969 (1969-09-17) (Italy)
Country	Italy[1]

Sabata (Italian: Ehi amico... c'è Sabata. Hai chiuso!, lit. "Hey friend ... that's Sabata. You're finished!"), is a 1969 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Gianfranco Parolini. It is the first film in The Sabata Trilogy by Parolini, and stars Lee Van Cleef as the title character. Parolini had previously had a major success with the first Sartana Spaghetti Western If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968), but the sequels were given to Giuliano Carnimeo. Producer Alberto Grimaldi contacted Parolini for a similar series of Sabata.^[3]