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
  3. 52 -

    Giù la testa

    1971 — a.k.a. Duck, You Sucker, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 61 -

    The Outlaw Josey Wales

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 25 -

    Tepepa

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  6. 31 -

    I quattro dell'Ave Maria

    1968 — a.k.a. Ace High, in 1 top list 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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    Dust

    2001, 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 poi lo chiamarono il magnifico

    1972 — a.k.a. Man of the East, in 0 top lists Check
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    Blueberry

    2004 — a.k.a. Renegade, in 0 top lists Check
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    I lunghi giorni della vendetta (Faccia d'angelo)

    1967 — a.k.a. Long Days of Vengeance, in 0 top lists Check
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    Old Shatterhand

    1964 — a.k.a. Apaches Last Battle, in 0 top lists Check
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    Corri uomo corri

    1968 — a.k.a. Run, Man, Run, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 9 -

    Da uomo a uomo

    1967 — a.k.a. Death Rides a Horse, in 1 top list Check
  16. 565 -

    Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

    1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 90 -

    Viva Maria!

    1965, in 1 top list Check
  18. 325 -

    I vigliacchi non pregano

    1969 — a.k.a. Cowards Don't Pay, in 0 top lists Check
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    Una ragione per vivere e una per morire

    1972 — a.k.a. A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die, in 0 top lists Check
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    Arizona Colt

    1966 — a.k.a. Man from Nowhere, 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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    ... continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità

    1971 — a.k.a. Trinity Is Still My Name, in 1 top list Check
  23. 185 -

    John il bastardo

    1967 — a.k.a. John the Bastard, in 0 top lists 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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    Two Mules for Sister Sara

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
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    Barquero

    1970, 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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    Pale Rider

    1985, 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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    Hang 'Em High

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 64 -

    Viva Zapata!

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 79 -

    Soleil rouge

    1971 — a.k.a. Red Sun, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 87 -

    La bataille de San Sebastian

    1968 — a.k.a. Guns for San Sebastian, in 0 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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    Faccia a faccia

    1967 — a.k.a. Face to Face, in 2 top lists 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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    Der Schatz im Silbersee

    1962 — a.k.a. The Treasure of the Silver Lake, 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
  39. 357 -

    Io sono il capataz

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 8 -

    Il mercenario

    1968 — a.k.a. The Mercenary, in 1 top list Check
  41. 7 -

    La resa dei conti

    1967 — a.k.a. The Big Gundown, 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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    Johnny West il mancino

    1965 — a.k.a. Left Handed Johnny West, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 124 -

    Si può fare... amigo

    1972 — a.k.a. It Can Be Done Amigo, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 152 -

    Touche pas à la femme blanche

    1974 — a.k.a. Don't Touch the White Woman!, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 609 -

    Botte di Natale

    1994 — a.k.a. Troublemakers, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 218 -

    Ognuno per sé

    1968 — a.k.a. The Ruthless Four, in 0 top lists Check
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    Sugar Colt

    1966, in 0 top lists Check
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    Blindman

    1971, 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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