Since the silent days of cinema, Westerns have been one of the most
popular genres, not just in the United States but around the world.
International filmmakers have been so taken by westerns that many
directors have produced versions of their own, despite lacking
access to the American West. Nowhere has the Western been more
embraced outside of the United States than Italy. In the 1960s, as
Hollywood heroes like John Wayne and Randolph Scott were aging,
Italian filmmakers were revitalizing the western, securing younger
American actors for their productions and also making stars of
homegrown talent. Movies directed and produced by Italians have
been branded "spaghetti westerns"-a genre that boasts several
hundred films. In Spaghetti Westerns: A Viewer's Guide, Aliza S.
Wong identifies the most significant westerns all'italiana produced
as well as the individuals who significantly contributed to the
genre. The author profiles such American actors as Clint Eastwood,
Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef; composers including Ennio Morricone
and Carlo Rustichelli; and, of course, directors like Sergio
Corbucci and Sergio Leone. The most memorable movies of the genre
are also examined, including Companeros, Django; A Fistful of
Dollars; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; and They Call Me Trinity.
In addition to citing pivotal films and filmmakers, this volume
also highlights other relevant aspects of the genre, including
popular shooting locations, subgenres like the Zapata western, and
the films and filmmakers who were inspired by the spaghetti
western, including Quentin Tarantino, Richard Rodriguez, and
Takashi Miike. An introduction to a unique homage of American
cinema, Spaghetti Westerns: A Viewer's Guide allows fans and
scholars alike to learn more about a genre that continues to
fascinate audiences.
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