...e vennero in quattro per uccidere Sartana!

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...e vennero in quattro per uccidere Sartana!
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Directed by Demofilo Fidani
Screenplay by
  • Demofilo Fidani
  • Mila Vitelli [1]
Story byDemofilo Fidani [1]
Starring
Cinematography Luciano Tovoli [1]
Edited byPiera Bruni [1]
Music byItalo Fischetti [1]
Production
company
Tarquinia Film [1]
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
CountryItaly [2]

...e vennero in quattro per uccidere Sartana! is an Italian 1969 Spaghetti Western film directed by Demofilo Fidani.

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Release

...e vennero in quattro per uccidere Sartana! is not an official release in the Sartana film series. [3] It was released in 1969 along with Fidani's other "Sartana" film Shadow of Sartana ... Shadow of Your Death . [3] The film was re-issued three years after its release in 1972 with the title Beyond the Frontiers of Hate with a director credited as in promotions and advertising as Alessandro Santini. [2] Thomas Weisser commented on the reissue in his book on Spaghetti Westerns, stating that most of the reissues of the film have no credits at all. [2]

Reception

In a retrospective review, Weisser commented that Jeff Cameron "sleepwalks" through the film and declared that director Demofilo was a "cherished industry hack." [2]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "...E vennero in quattro per uccidere Sartana (1969)" (in Italian). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Weisser 2005, p. 122.
  3. 1 2 Curti, Roberto (2018). "If You Meet Sartana...". The Complete Sartana (Booklet). Arrow Video. p. 22. FCD1762 / AV151.

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References

  • Weisser, Thomas (2005). Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. McFarland. ISBN   0786424427.