As Sparrow lay dying in the dust, the local sheriff—who had been secretly following the trail of bodies and finally witnessed Sparrow's true nature—stepped out from the shadows. Seeing the truth with his own eyes, the sheriff holstered his weapon and nodded at the rancher. Sabata was finally a free man. Wanted Sabata (1970) - Roberto Mauri - Letterboxd
Regretting the sale, Sparrow began poisoning Sabata’s water holes to ensure the rancher couldn't make his final $1,000 payment. When Sparrow's own brother stumbled upon this treachery and tried to stop him, Sparrow didn't hesitate. He pulled his revolver and gunned his brother down in cold blood. Hearing the shots, Sabata rushed to the dying man's side. Before the brother could utter the killer's name, he died in Sabata's arms—just as Sparrow and four paid-off witnesses arrived at the scene. ⛓️ The Setup and The Frame Wanted Sabata (1970)
Sparrow's hand twitched. He went for his gun with blinding speed, but Sabata was faster. Sabata's revolver barked twice. The first bullet shattered Sparrow's wrist; the second pierced his chest. As Sparrow lay dying in the dust, the
Sabata sat in his cell, listening to the carpenters hammer together the wooden gallows outside. But in the dead of night, a shadowy figure crept to the jailhouse window and slipped a heavy iron revolver through the bars. Sabata used the weapon to overpower the guards and escape into the moonlit desert. Wanted Sabata (1970) - Roberto Mauri - Letterboxd
The 1970 Spaghetti Western Wanted Sabata —directed by Roberto Mauri and starring Brad Harris—is a story about a simple rancher framed for murder by a sadistic bounty hunter named Jim Sparrow. 🏜️ The Setup
Sparrow was a ruthless bounty hunter who had concocted a brilliant, diabolical scheme. He didn't want Sabata to hang for a mere $500 reward. By helping Sabata escape and making him a fugitive, Sparrow intended to systematically murder the very witnesses who had lied at the trial. He would pin every new corpse on the fleeing rancher, artificially inflating the bounty on Sabata's head until it was worth a fortune. Only then would Sparrow track him down and cash in.
"You're worth five thousand dollars now, Sabata!" Sparrow cackled, his hand hovering over his holster. "I made you a legend. Now I'm going to collect."