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." Wanted Sabata (1970)
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
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. He would pin every new corpse on the