Among the countless spgaghetti westerns made in the wake of the Clint Eastwood/ Sergio Leone "Dollars" trilogy were the Sartana films starring Gianni Garko. Like many Italian stars, his name was changed to make it seem as though these were American westerns. Thus, "Gianni" became "John". The films presented the actor, who resembled Eastwood, as a combination Man with No Name and James Bond, who used hi tech weaponry to thwart his enemies. The series of Sartana films included some of those wonderful spaghetti western titles such as If You Meet Sartana, Pray for Your Death and Sartana is Here...Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin! The web site Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot has an informative and entertaining look at this little-known series of westerns. To read click here
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