If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
"The gunman with the deadliest arsenal in the West"
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.
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“The film that introduced Sartana. It establishes the template: gadgets, mysteries, and a hero who is always three steps ahead. It’s a stylish, confusing, and delightful piece of pop art.”
Why This Movie Is Important
The film that defined the 'magician/gambler' hero. Sartana is elegant, mysterious, and uses gadgets like a prototype James Bond. It shifted the genre toward a more urban, sophisticated style of fantasy violence.
Production Details
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death is a 1968 western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. Originally released in Italy under the title "Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte", the film was produced during the golden era of European westerns. The soundtrack was composed by Piero Piccioni. Cinematography was handled by Sandro Mancori. The screenplay was written by Renato Izzo. The film stars Gianni Garko as Sartana, Fernando Sancho as Jose Manuel Mendoza, and William Berger as Lasky. Running 1 hour and 35 minutes, it is a well-paced entry in the genre. The film features a notable on-screen body count of 22 kills.
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The character of Sartana was intended to be a 'James Bond of the West'. The filmmakers specifically asked the costume designer to make him look like a magician or undertaker.
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