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 buono, il brutto, il cattivo
1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check -
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C'era una volta il West
1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976, in 11 top lists Check -
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Per qualche dollaro in più
1965 — a.k.a. For a Few Dollars More, in 11 top lists Check -
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Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol
1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check -
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Per un pugno di dollari
1964 — a.k.a. A Fistful of Dollars, in 10 top lists Check -
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Il grande silenzio
1968 — a.k.a. The Great Silence, in 8 top lists Check -
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O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
1969 — a.k.a. Antonio das Mortes, in 6 top lists Check -
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Django
1966, in 5 top lists Check -
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Giù la testa
1971 — a.k.a. Duck, You Sucker, in 4 top lists Check -
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High Plains Drifter
1973, in 4 top lists Check -
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Fah talai jone
2000 — a.k.a. Tears of the Black Tiger, in 3 top lists Check -
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Quién sabe?
1967 — a.k.a. A Bullet for the General, in 3 top lists Check -
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Se sei vivo spara
1967 — a.k.a. Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot!, in 3 top lists Check -
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Corri uomo corri
1968 — a.k.a. Run, Man, Run, in 2 top lists Check -
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Faccia a faccia
1967 — a.k.a. Face to Face, in 2 top lists Check -
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I quattro dell'apocalisse
1975 — a.k.a. The Four of the Apocalypse..., in 2 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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Requiescant
1967, in 2 top lists Check -
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Viva Zapata!
1952, in 2 top lists 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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10,000 dollari per un massacro
1967 — a.k.a. 10,000 Dollars for a Massacre, in 1 top list Check -
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Anda muchacho, spara!
1971 — a.k.a. Dead Men Ride, in 1 top list Check -
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Arizona Colt
1966 — a.k.a. Man from Nowhere, in 1 top list Check -
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Une aventure de Billy le Kid
1971 — a.k.a. A Girl Is a Gun, in 1 top list Check -
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Bandidos
1967, in 1 top list Check -
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Blindman
1971, in 1 top list Check -
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California
1977, in 1 top list Check -
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Le colt cantarono la morte e fu... tempo di...
1966 — a.k.a. Massacre Time, in 1 top list Check -
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Une corde un Colt...
1969 — a.k.a. Cemetery Without Crosses, in 1 top list Check -
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Da uomo a uomo
1967 — a.k.a. Death Rides a Horse, in 1 top list Check -
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Dio perdona... Io no!
1967 — a.k.a. God Forgives... I Don't!, in 1 top list Check -
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Django il bastardo
1969 — a.k.a. Django the Bastard, in 1 top list Check -
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E Dio disse a Caino...
1970 — a.k.a. And God Said to Cain..., in 1 top list Check -
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Ehi amico... c'è Sabata. Hai chiuso!
1969 — a.k.a. Sabata, in 1 top list Check -
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El precio de un hombre: The Bounty Killer
1966 — a.k.a. The Ugly Ones, in 1 top list Check -
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Il grande duello
1972 — a.k.a. The Grand Duel, in 1 top list Check -
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I crudeli
1967 — a.k.a. Hellbenders, in 1 top list Check -
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I giorni dell'ira
1967 — a.k.a. Day of Anger, in 1 top list 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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Joko invoca Dio... e muori
1968 — a.k.a. Vengeance, in 1 top list Check -
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Keoma
1976 — a.k.a. Django Rides Again, in 1 top list 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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Mannaja
1977 — a.k.a. A Man Called Blade, in 1 top list Check -
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¡Mátalo!
1970, in 1 top list Check -
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Il mercenario
1968 — a.k.a. The Mercenary, 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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Navajo Joe
1966, in 1 top list Check -
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Pale Rider
1985, in 1 top list Check -
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Il pistolero dell'Ave Maria
1969 — a.k.a. Forgotten Pistolero, in 1 top list Check
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