Adiós, Sabata
A flamboyant gunfighter and his uneasy allies hunt stolen gold amid the Mexican Revolution in a macabre, high-spirited spaghetti western.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- sardonic
- flamboyant
- macabre
- cult western night
- action movie marathon
What critics said
Critics regard the film as a routine spaghetti western enlivened by inventive macabre set pieces but burdened by repetitive action and formulaic death falls.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sabata is hired by Señor Ocaño to recover resources for Mexican revolutionaries fighting Maximillian's regime.
The plot features Skimmel's model ship firing on informers and Gitano's theatrical flamenco of death.
The film is explicitly identified as a spaghetti western and emphasizes flamboyant action, comic bravado, and elaborate death falls.
Sabata's wagon heist yields sand instead of gold, redirecting the protagonists toward Colonel Skimmel and the missing treasure.
Films like Adiós, Sabata, and why
The Mercenary
shares the spaghetti western tradition, Mexican Revolution setting, flamboyant gunfighter, and stylized action
Companeros
shares Italian western spectacle, revolutionary politics, cynical alliances, and a charismatic professional gunfighter
A Fistful of Dynamite
shares the Mexican Revolution backdrop, anti-imperialist themes, eccentric action set pieces, and spaghetti western tone
Sabata
shares a sardonic professional gunfighter protagonist, elaborate weaponry, and comic adventure within the spaghetti western mode
Movie Details
- Director
- Gianfranco Parolini
- Release Date
- 1970-09-30
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (81)
Cast
- Yul Brynner
- Dean Reed
- Ignazio Spalla
- Gérard Herter
- Sal Borgese
- Franco Fantasia
- Turam Quibo
- Andrea Scotti
- Nieves Navarro
- Luciano Casamonica
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Adiós, Sabata about?
- A flamboyant gunfighter and his uneasy allies hunt stolen gold amid the Mexican Revolution in a macabre, high-spirited spaghetti western.
- What is Adiós, Sabata like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Adiós, Sabata as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Adiós, Sabata violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Adiós, Sabata as graphic.
- What did critics think of Adiós, Sabata?
- Critics regard the film as a routine spaghetti western enlivened by inventive macabre set pieces but burdened by repetitive action and formulaic death falls.
- Which films are like Adiós, Sabata?
- Films with a similar feel include The Mercenary, Companeros, A Fistful of Dynamite, and Sabata.
- How long is Adiós, Sabata?
- Adiós, Sabata runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Adiós, Sabata?
- In United States, Adiós, Sabata streams on ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel .
