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If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte
1968 95 min Italy, France, Germany 18+
★6.7
Western
Director: Gianfranco Parolini
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Description
After a stagecoach is robbed and the passengers murdered, a long and tangled series of surprise attacks and murderous double-crosses, leaves the coach's strongbox in the hands of the killer Lasky. It is up to the legendary hero Sartana to track down the missing money and determine just who is ultimately behind the grisly robberies and killings.
Budget:
$219
Worldwide:
$2
Starring
Gianni Garko
Actor
William Berger
Actor
Sydney Chaplin
Actor
Awards
1 nomination
Key opinion
Gianfranco Parolini’s Spaghetti Western is viewed as a serviceable, albeit unoriginal, genre pastiche that lacks the depth and artistic prestige of Leone’s or Corbucci’s masterpieces. While it successfully delivers dynamic action and engaging shoot-outs, it is frequently criticized for its derivative plot and lackluster dialogue.
| Originality | The narrative relies on unoriginal tropes, functioning more as a pastiche of existing Western motifs than an innovative film. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay suffers from simplistic, sparse, and frequently meaningless dialogue. | |
| Pacing | The film succeeds as a dynamic genre entry, featuring engaging, well-executed shoot-outs and a brisk, consistent pace. | |
| Humor | Opinions are divided on the film's tone; some viewers appreciate the absence of absurd tragedies and excessive gore, while others find the humor cartoonish and the character work overly reliant on genre cliches. |