# Blood at Sundown > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blood_at_Sundown > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blood_at_Sundown.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_at_Sundown > Source revision: 1341595425 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1966 film by Alberto Cardone Blood at Sundown Directed by Alberto Cardone Screenplay by Ernesto Gastaldi Vittorio Salerno Rolf Olsen[1] Story by Ernesto Gastaldi Vittorio Salerno Rolf Olsen[1] Starring Anthony Steffen Gianni Garko Erika Blanc Carlo D'Angelo Cinematography Gino Santini[1] Edited by Romeo Ciatti[1] Music by Michele Lacerenza[1] Production companies Metheus Film Lisa Film[1] Distributed by Indipendenti Regionali[1] Release date 18 December 1966 (1966-12-18) (Italy) Countries Italy West Germany[2] ***Blood at Sundown*** ([German](/source/German_language): ***Sartana***; [Italian](/source/Italian_language): *1000 dollari sul nero*, [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) '*1000 dollars on the black*') is a [Spaghetti Western](/source/Spaghetti_Western) film directed by [Alberto Cardone](/source/Alberto_Cardone). The film is notable as the primary inspiration for the [*Sartana* film series](/source/Sartana), starring [Gianni Garko](/source/Gianni_Garko) as an [antiheroic](/source/Antihero) incarnation of the villainous character he previously portrayed in *Blood at Sundown*. ## Plot Johnny Liston heads back to his hometown after 12 years in jail, during which time his ruthless brother Sartana (Garko) has taken over control of the town. Johnny is determined to battle Sartana and bring him to justice. ## Cast - [Anthony Steffen](/source/Anthony_Steffen) as Johnny Liston - [Gianni Garko](/source/Gianni_Garko) as Sartana Liston (as John Garko) - [Erika Blanc](/source/Erika_Blanc) as Joselita Rogers - [Carlo D'Angelo](/source/Carlo_D'Angelo) as Judge Waldorf (as Charles of Angel) - [Sieghardt Rupp](/source/Sieghardt_Rupp) as Ralph - [Roberto Miali](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roberto_Miali&action=edit&redlink=1) as Jerry Holt (as Jerry Wilson) - [Carla Calò](/source/Carla_Cal%C3%B2) as Rhonda Liston (as Carrol Brown) - [Angelica Ott](/source/Angelica_Ott) as Mary - [Daniela Igliozzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniela_Igliozzi&action=edit&redlink=1) as Manuela Holt - [Franco Fantasia](/source/Franco_Fantasia) as Sheriff - [Gianni Solaro](/source/Gianni_Solaro) as Forrester - [Chris Howland](/source/Chris_Howland) as Doodle Kramer - [Gino Marturano](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gino_Marturano&action=edit&redlink=1) as Man in bar - [Sal Borgese](/source/Sal_Borgese) as Mexican in bar - [Ettore Arena](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ettore_Arena&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Mario Dionisi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mario_Dionisi&action=edit&redlink=1) ## Release *Blood at Sundown* was released in Italy as *1000 dollari sul nero* on 18 December 1966.[2] ## Legacy Further information: [Sartana](/source/Sartana) The character of Sartana proved to be so popular that when *Blood at Sundown* was released in [Germany](/source/Germany), it was re-titled to simply *Sartana*.[3] On noting the film's success, Italian producer [Aldo Addobbati](/source/Aldo_Addobbati) and a German producer wanted Garko to continue making films as the Sartana character, but as a hero rather than a villain, with the actor accepting a contract to star as Sartana in several [Spaghetti Western](/source/Spaghetti_Western) films, with a clause granting him script approval;[3] looking to portray a different type of character compared to those he had played in *[Ten Thousand Dollars for a Massacre](/source/Ten_Thousand_Dollars_for_a_Massacre)* and *[Vengeance Is Mine](/source/Vengeance_Is_Mine_(1967_film))*, which were not very popular with audiences, Garko turned down several scripts with a [vengeance](/source/Revenge) theme, before accepting one by [Renato Izzo](/source/Renato_Izzo) envisioning Sartana as a smart, non-sentimental character that profits by putting himself between two rival groups, which would become *[If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death](/source/If_You_Meet_Sartana_Pray_for_Your_Death)*.[3][4][5][6] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-archivio_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-archivio_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-archivio_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-archivio_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-archivio_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-archivio_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-archivio_1-6) ["1000 dollari sul nero (1966)"](http://www.archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it/index.php/scheda.html?codice=AG1908). *Archvio del cinema Italiano* (in Italian). Retrieved September 22, 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-filmportal_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-filmportal_2-1) ["Sartana"](https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/sartana_ea43d4a721c45006e03053d50b37753d) (in German). [Filmportal.de](/source/Filmportal.de). Retrieved September 22, 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrant2011255_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrant2011255_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrant2011255_3-2) [Grant 2011](#CITEREFGrant2011), p. 255. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SartanaCycle_4-0)** Fridlund, Bert (2008). "'A First Class Pall-bearer!': The Sartana/Sabata Cycle in Spaghetti Westerns". *[Film International](/source/Film_International)*. Vol. 6, no. 3. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti201818_5-0)** [Curti 2018](#CITEREFCurti2018), p. 18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Garko, Gianni](/source/Gianni_Garko) (2005). "Interview with Gianni Garko". *If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death DVD* (Interview). Interviewed by Inga Seyric. Wild East Productions. ### Works cited - Curti, Roberto (2018). "If You Meet Sartana...". *The Complete Sartana* (Booklet). Arrow Video. FCD1762 / AV151. - Grant, Kevin (2011). *Any Gun Can Play*. [Fab Press](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fab_Press&action=edit&redlink=1). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781903254615](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781903254615). ## External links - [*Blood at Sundown*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060697/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Spaghetti Western database](http://www.spaghettiwestern.altervista.org/garko.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080830012655/http://www.spaghettiwestern.altervista.org/garko.htm) 2008-08-30 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) v t e Sartana Main films If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death (1968) I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death (1969) Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970) Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay (1970) Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming (1970) Unofficial films Four Came to Kill Sartana (1969) Sartana Kills Them All (1970) Two Sons of Trinity (1972) Alleluja & Sartana are Sons... Sons of God (1972) Django and Sartana Django Defies Sartana (1970) One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana! (1970) Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End (1970) Related Blood at Sundown (1966) The Sabata Trilogy Category This 1960s Western film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1960s-Western-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1960s-Western-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1960s-Western-film-stub) This article related to an Italian film of the 1960s is a stub. 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