Spaghetti Western

A Spaghetti Western is a particular sub-genre of Western film which emerged in the 1960s and 1970s. Since most of these films were financed by Italian companies, the genre quickly acquired the name "Spaghetti Western". At the time the term was used as one of disparagement, however many of these films are now held in high regard.

Three names are largely regarded as being synonymous with this form, these being the director [Sergio Leone]?, the actor [Clint Eastwood]? and the composer Ennio Morricone. The quintessential classic of the form is the 1966 movie "[The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly]?", in which all three have a hand, although untypically for the Spaghetti Western genre, the film had a relatively high budget for the time (in excess of 1 million USD).

Spaghetti Westerns include:

• [Savage Guns]? (1961)
• [The Treasure of Silver Lake]? (1962)
• [The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly]? (1966)
• [A Fistful of Dollars]?
• [For a Few Dollars More]?
• [High Plains Drifter]?
• Django? (1966)

Directors:

• [Sergio Leone]?
• [Sergio Corbucci]?
• [Sergio Sollima]?

Actors: [Clint Eastwood]? [Franco Nero]? [Lee van Cleef]? [Klaus Kinski]?