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 grande duello
1972 — a.k.a. The Grand Duel, in 1 top list 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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Joe Kidd
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Trinità e Sartana figli di...
1972 — a.k.a. Trinity and Sartana Are Coming, 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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Si può fare... amigo
1972 — a.k.a. It Can Be Done Amigo, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tedeum
1972 — a.k.a. Father Jackleg, in 0 top lists Check -
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Uomo avvisato mezzo ammazzato... Parola di...
1972 — a.k.a. His Name Was Holy Ghost, in 0 top lists Check -
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Condenados a vivir
1972 — a.k.a. Cut-Throats Nine, in 0 top lists Check -
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Seminò morte... lo chiamavano il Castigo di Dio!
1972 — a.k.a. Death Is Sweet from the Soldier of God, in 0 top lists Check -
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Giù le mani... carogna! (Django Story)
1971 — a.k.a. Down with Your Hands... You Scum!, in 0 top lists Check -
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Amico, stammi lontano almeno un palmo
1972 — a.k.a. Amigo, Stay Away, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tu fosa será la exacta... amigo
1972 — a.k.a. My Horse, My Gun, Your Widow, in 0 top lists Check -
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La caza del oro
1972 — a.k.a. They Believed He Was No Saint, in 0 top lists Check -
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La banda J. & S. - Cronaca criminale del Far West
1972 — a.k.a. Sonny and Jed, in 0 top lists Check -
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El más fabuloso golpe del Far-West
1972 — a.k.a. The Boldest Job in the West, in 0 top lists Check -
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Un bounty killer a Trinità
1972 — a.k.a. Bounty Hunter in Trinity, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lo ammazzò come un cane... ma lui rideva ancora
1972 — a.k.a. Death Played the Flute, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il ritorno di Clint il solitario
1972 — a.k.a. A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity, in 0 top lists Check -
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Los buitres cavarán tu fosa
1971 — a.k.a. And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave, in 0 top lists Check -
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Una bala marcada
1972 — a.k.a. God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dans la poussière du soleil
1972 — a.k.a. Dust in the Sun, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jesse & Lester - Due fratelli in un posto...
1972 — a.k.a. Two Brothers in Trinity, in 0 top lists Check -
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Spara Joe... e così sia!
1971 — a.k.a. Shoot Joe, and Shoot Again, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sei iellato, amico hai incontrato Sacramento
1972 — a.k.a. You're Jinxed, Friend You've Met Sacramento, in 0 top lists Check -
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La vita, a volte, è molto dura, vero Provvidenza?
1972 — a.k.a. Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?, in 0 top lists Check -
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I senza Dio
1972 — a.k.a. Thunder Over El Paso, in 0 top lists Check -
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Judas... ¡toma tus monedas!
1972 — a.k.a. Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Return, in 0 top lists Check -
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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 -
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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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Monta in sella!! Figlio di...
1972 — a.k.a. The Great Treasure Hunt, in 0 top lists Check -
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La lunga cavalcata della vendetta
1972 — a.k.a. Deadly Trackers, in 0 top lists Check -
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I bandoleros della dodicesima ora
1972 — a.k.a. Now They Call Him Sacramento, in 0 top lists Check -
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Così sia
1972 — a.k.a. Man Called Amen, in 0 top lists Check -
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La colt era il suo Dio
1972 — a.k.a. God Is My Colt .45, in 0 top lists Check -
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Spirito Santo e le 5 magnifiche canaglie
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Alleluja e Sartana figli di... Dio
1972 — a.k.a. Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tutti fratelli nel west... per parte di padre
1972 — a.k.a. All the Brothers of the West Support Their Father, in 0 top lists Check -
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Un animale chiamato uomo
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I vendicatori dell'Ave Maria
1970 — a.k.a. Fighters from Ave Maria, in 0 top lists Check -
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Al di là dell'odio
1972 — a.k.a. Beyond the Frontiers of Hate, in 0 top lists Check -
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Padella calibro 38
1972 — a.k.a. Panhandle 38, in 0 top lists Check -
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Los fabulosos de Trinidad
1972 — a.k.a. Fabulous Trinity, in 0 top lists Check -
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Scansati... a Trinità arriva Eldorado
1972 — a.k.a. Stay Away from Trinity... When He Comes to Eldorado, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hai sbagliato... dovevi uccidermi subito!
1972 — a.k.a. Kill the Poker Player, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il magnifico west
1972 — a.k.a. Magnificent West, in 0 top lists Check -
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Un dólar de recompensa
1972 — a.k.a. Prey of Vultures, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lo chiamavano Verità
1972 — a.k.a. They Call Him Veritas, in 0 top lists Check -
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Allegri becchini... arriva Trinità
1972 — a.k.a. His Colt, Himself, His Revenge, in 0 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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