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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Lo straniero di silenzio
1968 — a.k.a. The Silent Stranger, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pochi dollari per Django
1966 — a.k.a. A Few Dollars for Django, in 0 top lists Check -
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Quel maledetto giorno d'inverno... Django e...
1970 — a.k.a. One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!, in 0 top lists Check -
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La più grande rapina del west
1967 — a.k.a. Halleluja for Django, in 0 top lists Check -
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Arrivano Django e Sartana... è la fine
1970 — a.k.a. Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dio non paga il sabato
1967 — a.k.a. Kill the Wicked!, in 0 top lists Check -
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Los cuatro salvajes
1967 — a.k.a. Ringo; Face of Revenge, in 0 top lists Check -
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Uccidi o muori
1966 — a.k.a. Kill or Die, in 0 top lists Check -
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Professionisti per un massacro
1967 — a.k.a. Professionals for a Massacre, in 0 top lists Check -
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Spara, Gringo, spara
1968 — a.k.a. Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!, in 0 top lists Check -
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Trinità & Bambino... e adesso tocca a noi!
1995 — a.k.a. Sons of Trinity, in 0 top lists Check -
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Inginocchiati straniero... I cadaveri non fanno...
1970 — a.k.a. Stranger That Kneels Beside the Shadow of a Corpse, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi
1970 — a.k.a. Ballad of Death Valley, in 0 top lists Check -
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La vendetta è un piatto che si serve freddo
1971 — a.k.a. Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold, in 0 top lists Check -
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El proscrito del río Colorado
1965 — a.k.a. Django the Condemned, in 0 top lists Check -
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La notte dei serpenti
1969 — a.k.a. Night of the Serpent, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il figlio di Django
1967 — a.k.a. Return of Django, in 0 top lists Check -
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Uccidi Django... uccidi per primo!!!
1971 — a.k.a. Kill Django... Kill First, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ed ora... raccomanda l'anima a Dio!
1968 — a.k.a. And Now... Make Your Peace with God, in 0 top lists Check -
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All'ombra di una colt
1965 — a.k.a. In a Colt's Shadow, in 0 top lists Check -
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Vivo per la tua morte
1968 — a.k.a. A Long Ride from Hell, in 0 top lists Check -
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2 once di piombo
1966 — a.k.a. My Name Is Pecos, in 0 top lists Check -
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Per qualche dollaro in meno
1966 — a.k.a. For a Few Dollars Less, in 0 top lists Check -
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Un buco in fronte
1968 — a.k.a. Hole in the Forehead, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dio li crea... Io li ammazzo!
1968 — a.k.a. God Made Them... I Kill Them, in 0 top lists Check -
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Per pochi dollari ancora
1966 — a.k.a. For a Few Extra Dollars, 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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Rimase uno solo e fu la morte per tutti!
1971 — a.k.a. Brother Outlaw, in 0 top lists Check -
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L'oro dei bravados
1970 — a.k.a. Chapaqua's Gold, in 0 top lists Check -
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Colorado Charlie
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¿Quién grita venganza?
1968 — a.k.a. Dead Men Don't Count, in 0 top lists Check -
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Fedra West
1968 — a.k.a. I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!, in 0 top lists Check -
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Se t'incontro t'ammazzo
1971 — a.k.a. Finders Killers, 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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Reverendo Colt
1970 — a.k.a. Reverend's Colt, in 0 top lists Check -
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La grande notte di Ringo
1966 — a.k.a. Ringo's Big Night, in 0 top lists Check -
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7 pistole per i MacGregor
1966 — a.k.a. Seven Guns for the MacGregors, in 0 top lists Check -
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Di Tresette ce n'è uno, tutti gli altri son...
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Una cuerda al amanecer
1972 — a.k.a. You Are a Traitor and I'll Kill You!, in 0 top lists Check -
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Quel maledetto giorno della resa dei conti
1971 — a.k.a. Terrible Day of the Big Gundown, in 0 top lists Check -
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La collera del vento
1970 — a.k.a. Trinity Sees Red, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dos hombres van a morir
1968 — a.k.a. Two Brothers, One Death, in 0 top lists Check -
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Su le mani, cadavere! Sei in arresto
1971 — a.k.a. Raise Your Hands, Dead Man, You're Under Arrest, in 0 top lists Check -
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All'ultimo sangue
1968 — a.k.a. Bury Them Deep, in 0 top lists Check -
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Execution
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3 colpi di Winchester per Ringo
1966 — a.k.a. Three Graves for a Winchester, 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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Quintana
1969 — a.k.a. Quintana: Dead or Alive, in 0 top lists Check -
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Los rebeldes de Arizona
1970 — a.k.a. Rebels of Arizona, in 0 top lists Check
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