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. 1 -

    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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    Per qualche dollaro in più

    1965 — a.k.a. For a Few Dollars More, in 11 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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    The Outlaw Josey Wales

    1976, 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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    Il grande silenzio

    1968 — a.k.a. The Great Silence, in 8 top lists Check
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    High Plains Drifter

    1973, in 4 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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    O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro

    1969 — a.k.a. Antonio das Mortes, in 6 top lists Check
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    Viva Zapata!

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
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    Pale Rider

    1985, in 1 top list Check
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    La resa dei conti

    1967 — a.k.a. The Big Gundown, 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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    Faccia a faccia

    1967 — a.k.a. Face to Face, 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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    Hang 'Em High

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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    Keoma

    1976 — a.k.a. Django Rides Again, in 1 top list Check
  21. 13 -

    Quién sabe?

    1967 — a.k.a. A Bullet for the General, in 3 top lists 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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    Une corde un Colt...

    1969 — a.k.a. Cemetery Without Crosses, in 1 top list 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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    Il mercenario

    1968 — a.k.a. The Mercenary, 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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    Fah talai jone

    2000 — a.k.a. Tears of the Black Tiger, in 3 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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    Two Mules for Sister Sara

    1970, in 0 top lists 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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    I quattro dell'apocalisse

    1975 — a.k.a. The Four of the Apocalypse..., in 2 top lists Check
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    Viva Maria!

    1965, 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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    Condenados a vivir

    1972 — a.k.a. Cut-Throats Nine, in 0 top lists Check
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    Soleil rouge

    1971 — a.k.a. Red Sun, in 0 top lists Check
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    Straight to Hell

    1987, in 0 top lists Check
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    Navajo Joe

    1966, 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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    Joe Kidd

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
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    ¡Mátalo!

    1970, 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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    Requiescant

    1967, in 2 top lists 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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    I quattro dell'Ave Maria

    1968 — a.k.a. Ace High, in 1 top list Check
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    Il ritorno di Ringo

    1965 — a.k.a. The Return of Ringo, in 1 top list Check
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    Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte

    1968 — a.k.a. If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death, in 1 top list Check
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    Amore, piombo e furore

    1978 — a.k.a. China 9, Liberty 37, in 0 top lists Check
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    Una pistola per Ringo

    1965 — a.k.a. A Pistol for Ringo, in 1 top list Check
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    Quella sporca storia nel west

    1968 — a.k.a. Johnny Hamlet, 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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