A List Full of Spaghetti Westerns
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Spaghetti Western is a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by critics in USA and other countries because most of these Westerns were produced and directed by Italians.
It was Sergio Leone who defined the look and attitude of the genre with his first western and the two that soon were to follow:For a Few Dollars more (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Together these films are called ‘The Dollars Trilogy’. Leone’s West was a dusty wasteland of whitewashed villages, howling winds, scraggy dogs and cynical heroes, as unshaven as the villains.
All three films were scored by Ennio Morricone, and his music was as unusual as Leone’s visuals: not only did he use instruments like the trumpet, the harp or the electric guitar, he also added whistle, cracking whips and gunshots to the concoction, described by a critic as a ‘rattlesnake in a drumkit’. Morricone went on to score over 30 Italian westerns and was a key factor in the genre's success.
In general spaghetti westerns are more action oriented than their American counterparts. Dialogue is sparse and some critics have pointed out that they are constructed as operas, using the music as an illustrative ingredient of the narrative. For the time of making many spaghetti westerns were quite violent, and several of them met with censorship problems, causing them to be cut or even banned in certain markets. Many spaghetti westerns have an American-Mexican border setting and feature loud and sadistic Mexican bandits. The Civil War and its aftermath is a recurrent background. Instead of regular names the heroes often have bizarre names like Ringo, Sartana, Sabata, Johnny Oro, Arizona Colt or Django. The genre is unmistakably a catholic genre (some other names in use are Hallelujah, Cemetery, Trinity or Holy Water Joe!), with a visual style strongly influenced by the catholic iconography of, for instance, the crucifixion, the last supper or the ecce homo. The surreal extravanganza Django Kill! (Se sei vivo, spara, 1967), by Giulio Questi, former assistant of Fellini (!) has a resurrected hero who witnesses a reflection of Judgment Day in a dusty western town.
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Il mercenario
1968 — a.k.a. The Mercenary, in 1 top list Check -
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Vamos a matar, compañeros
1970 — a.k.a. Companeros, in 1 top list Check -
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Il mio nome è Nessuno
1973 — a.k.a. My Name Is Nobody, in 1 top list Check -
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Corri uomo corri
1968 — a.k.a. Run, Man, Run, in 2 top lists Check -
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I quattro dell'Ave Maria
1968 — a.k.a. Ace High, in 1 top list Check -
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... continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità
1971 — a.k.a. Trinity Is Still My Name, in 1 top list Check -
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El kárate, el Colt y el impostor
1974 — a.k.a. Blood Money, in 0 top lists Check -
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E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico
1972 — a.k.a. Man of the East, in 0 top lists Check -
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¡Viva la muerte... tua!
1971 — a.k.a. Don't Turn the Other Cheek, in 0 top lists Check -
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El hombre de Río Malo
1971 — a.k.a. Bad Man's River, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lo chiamavano Trinità...
1970 — a.k.a. They Call Me Trinity, in 1 top list Check -
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Un treno per Durango
1968 — a.k.a. Train for Durango, in 0 top lists Check -
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Two Mules for Sister Sara
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Viva Maria!
1965, in 1 top list Check -
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Occhio alla penna
1981 — a.k.a. Buddy Goes West, in 0 top lists Check -
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Face Eater
2008, in 0 top lists Check -
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Trinità e Sartana figli di...
1972 — a.k.a. Trinity and Sartana Are Coming, in 0 top lists Check -
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Un genio, due compari, un pollo
1975 — a.k.a. A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe, in 0 top lists Check -
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...e per tetto un cielo di stelle
1968 — a.k.a. A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof, in 0 top lists Check -
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Rustlers' Rhapsody
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Il bianco il giallo il nero
1975 — a.k.a. Shoot First... Ask Questions Later, in 0 top lists Check -
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La collina degli stivali
1969 — a.k.a. Boot Hill, in 0 top lists Check -
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Si può fare... amigo
1972 — a.k.a. It Can Be Done Amigo, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tedeum
1972 — a.k.a. Father Jackleg, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les pétroleuses
1971 — a.k.a. Frenchie King, in 0 top lists Check -
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A Town Called Bastard
1971 — a.k.a. A Town Called Hell, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lucky Luke
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Touche pas à la femme blanche
1974 — a.k.a. Don't Touch the White Woman!, in 0 top lists Check -
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Limonádový Joe aneb Konská opera
1964 — a.k.a. Lemonade Joe, in 2 top lists Check -
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Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato... Parola di...
1972 — a.k.a. His Name Was Holy Ghost, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il bandolero stanco
1952, in 0 top lists Check -
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Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo
1972 — a.k.a. Amigo, Stay Away, in 0 top lists Check -
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Etida
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Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza?
1973 — a.k.a. Here We Go Again, Eh Providence?, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sugar Colt
1966, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gli fumavano le Colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto
1971 — a.k.a. A Bullet for a Stranger, in 0 top lists Check -
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La banda J. & S. - Cronaca criminale del Far West
1972 — a.k.a. Sonny and Jed, in 0 top lists Check -
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I magnifici tre
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
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Per qualche dollaro in meno
1966 — a.k.a. For a Few Dollars Less, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cipolla Colt
1975 — a.k.a. Cry, Onion!, in 0 top lists Check -
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Se vuoi vivere... spara!
1968 — a.k.a. If You Want to Live... Shoot!, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento
1972 — a.k.a. You're Jinxed, Friend You've Met Sacramento, in 0 top lists Check -
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La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza?
1972 — a.k.a. Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?, in 0 top lists Check -
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Testa t'ammazzo, croce... sei morto - Mi...
1971 — a.k.a. Deep West, in 0 top lists Check -
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Che c'entriamo noi con la rivoluzione?
1972 — a.k.a. What Am I Doing in the Middle of a Revolution?, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ciccio perdona... Io no!
1968 — a.k.a. Ciccio Forgives, I Don't, in 0 top lists Check -
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Get Mean
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Il bello, il brutto, il cretino
1967 — a.k.a. The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid, in 0 top lists Check -
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Atini seven kovboy
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7 donne per i MacGregor
1967 — a.k.a. Up the MacGregors, in 0 top lists Check
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