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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Botte di Natale
1994 — a.k.a. Troublemakers, in 0 top lists Check -
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Renegade
1987 — a.k.a. They Call Me Renegade, in 0 top lists Check -
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Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972, in 0 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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Straight to Hell
1987, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hirttämättömät
1971 — a.k.a. The Unhanged, in 0 top lists Check -
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'Doc'
1971, in 0 top lists Check -
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Madron
1970 — a.k.a. His Name Was Madron, in 0 top lists Check -
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Storia di karatè, pugni e fagioli
1973 — a.k.a. Robin Hood, Arrows, Beans and Karate, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il mio West
1998 — a.k.a. My West, in 0 top lists Check -
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Zanna Bianca
1973 — a.k.a. White Fang, in 0 top lists Check -
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Boss Nigger
1975 — a.k.a. The Black Bounty Killer, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca
1974 — a.k.a. Challenge to White Fang, in 0 top lists Check -
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Wanted Johnny Texas
1967, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Animals
1970 — a.k.a. Five Savage Men, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dust
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
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Blueberry
2004 — a.k.a. Renegade, in 0 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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O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro
1969 — a.k.a. Antonio das Mortes, in 6 top lists Check -
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I due figli di Trinità
1972 — a.k.a. Two Sons of Trinity, in 0 top lists Check -
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I due figli di Ringo
1966 — a.k.a. Two Sons of Ringo, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tex e il signore degli abissi
1985 — a.k.a. Tex and the Lord of the Deep, in 0 top lists Check -
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Quinto: non ammazzare
1969 — a.k.a. Quinto: Fighting Proud, in 0 top lists Check -
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Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi
1963 — a.k.a. Pirates of the Mississippi, in 0 top lists Check -
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100.000 dollari per Ringo
1965 — a.k.a. $100,000 for Ringo, in 0 top lists Check -
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...E il terzo giorno arrivò il corvo
1973 — a.k.a. On the Third Day Arrived the Crow, in 0 top lists Check -
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Per un dollaro di gloria
1966 — a.k.a. Mutiny at Fort Sharp, in 0 top lists Check -
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Johnny West il mancino
1965 — a.k.a. Left Handed Johnny West, in 0 top lists Check -
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La legge della violenza (Tutti o nessuno)
1969 — a.k.a. Law of Violence, in 0 top lists Check -
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Antes llega la muerte
1964 — a.k.a. Hour of Death, in 0 top lists Check -
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Degueyo
1966 — a.k.a. De Guello, in 0 top lists Check -
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Quanto costa morire
1968 — a.k.a. Cost of Dying, in 0 top lists Check -
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Apache Woman
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
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...e venne il tempo di uccidere
1968 — a.k.a. And Then a Time for Killing, 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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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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Una nuvola di polvere... un grido di morte......
1970 — a.k.a. Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming, 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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Ramon il Messicano
1966 — a.k.a. Ramon the Mexican, in 0 top lists Check -
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I due violenti
1964 — a.k.a. Texas Ranger, in 0 top lists Check -
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El coyote
1955 — a.k.a. Coyote, in 0 top lists Check -
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Carambola
1974, in 0 top lists Check -
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Vivi o preferibilmente morti
1969 — a.k.a. Alive or Preferably Dead, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il West ti va stretto, amico... è arrivato...
1972 — a.k.a. Return of Halleluja, in 0 top lists Check -
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I tre che sconvolsero il West (Vado, vedo e sparo)
1968 — a.k.a. One Dollar Too Many, in 0 top lists Check -
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Odio per odio
1967 — a.k.a. Hate for Hate, in 0 top lists Check -
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Io sono il capataz
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mi chiamavano 'Requiescat'... ma avevano sbagliato
1973 — a.k.a. Fasthand, in 0 top lists Check -
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Get Mean
1975, in 0 top lists Check
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