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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  1. 8 -

    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
  3. 16 -

    Il mio nome è Nessuno

    1973 — a.k.a. My Name Is Nobody, in 1 top list Check
  4. 19 -

    Corri uomo corri

    1968 — a.k.a. Run, Man, Run, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 31 -

    I quattro dell'Ave Maria

    1968 — a.k.a. Ace High, in 1 top list Check
  6. 32 -

    ... continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità

    1971 — a.k.a. Trinity Is Still My Name, in 1 top list Check
  7. 41 -

    El kárate, el Colt y el impostor

    1974 — a.k.a. Blood Money, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 43 -

    E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico

    1972 — a.k.a. Man of the East, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 46 -

    ¡Viva la muerte... tua!

    1971 — a.k.a. Don't Turn the Other Cheek, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 51 -

    El hombre de Río Malo

    1971 — a.k.a. Bad Man's River, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 54 -

    Lo chiamavano Trinità...

    1970 — a.k.a. They Call Me Trinity, in 1 top list Check
  12. 57 -

    Un treno per Durango

    1968 — a.k.a. Train for Durango, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 59 -

    Two Mules for Sister Sara

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 90 -

    Viva Maria!

    1965, in 1 top list Check
  15. 93 -

    Occhio alla penna

    1981 — a.k.a. Buddy Goes West, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 95 -

    Face Eater

    2008, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 97 -

    Trinità e Sartana figli di...

    1972 — a.k.a. Trinity and Sartana Are Coming, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 101 -

    Un genio, due compari, un pollo

    1975 — a.k.a. A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 109 -

    ...e per tetto un cielo di stelle

    1968 — a.k.a. A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 112 -

    Rustlers' Rhapsody

    1985, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 122 -

    Il bianco il giallo il nero

    1975 — a.k.a. Shoot First... Ask Questions Later, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 123 -

    La collina degli stivali

    1969 — a.k.a. Boot Hill, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 124 -

    Si può fare... amigo

    1972 — a.k.a. It Can Be Done Amigo, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 127 -

    Tedeum

    1972 — a.k.a. Father Jackleg, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 128 -

    Les pétroleuses

    1971 — a.k.a. Frenchie King, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 130 -

    A Town Called Bastard

    1971 — a.k.a. A Town Called Hell, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 133 -

    Lucky Luke

    1991, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 152 -

    Touche pas à la femme blanche

    1974 — a.k.a. Don't Touch the White Woman!, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 160 -

    Limonádový Joe aneb Konská opera

    1964 — a.k.a. Lemonade Joe, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 179 -

    Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato... Parola di...

    1972 — a.k.a. His Name Was Holy Ghost, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 213 -

    Il bandolero stanco

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 223 -

    Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo

    1972 — a.k.a. Amigo, Stay Away, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 226 -

    Etida

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 233 -

    Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza?

    1973 — a.k.a. Here We Go Again, Eh Providence?, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 236 -

    Sugar Colt

    1966, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 241 -

    Gli fumavano le Colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto

    1971 — a.k.a. A Bullet for a Stranger, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 243 -

    La banda J. & S. - Cronaca criminale del Far West

    1972 — a.k.a. Sonny and Jed, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 252 -

    I magnifici tre

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 253 -

    Per qualche dollaro in meno

    1966 — a.k.a. For a Few Dollars Less, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 289 -

    Cipolla Colt

    1975 — a.k.a. Cry, Onion!, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 301 -

    Se vuoi vivere... spara!

    1968 — a.k.a. If You Want to Live... Shoot!, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 320 -

    Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento

    1972 — a.k.a. You're Jinxed, Friend You've Met Sacramento, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 323 -

    La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza?

    1972 — a.k.a. Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 328 -

    Testa t'ammazzo, croce... sei morto - Mi...

    1971 — a.k.a. Deep West, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 338 -

    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
  46. 344 -

    Ciccio perdona... Io no!

    1968 — a.k.a. Ciccio Forgives, I Don't, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 350 -

    Get Mean

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 354 -

    Il bello, il brutto, il cretino

    1967 — a.k.a. The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 356 -

    Atini seven kovboy

    1974, in 0 top lists Check
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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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