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The Top 20 Spaghetti Western Soundtracks [official] 20 films
In 2017 the SWDb started a process of nominating the best spaghetti western soundtracks. After an elaborate voting process, this…
The official Alternative Top 20 Spaghetti Westerns 20 films
At the SWDb we have the top 20 essentials (see the other list), but we also have an Alternative Top…
Alex Cox's Top 20 Favourite Spaghetti Westerns [official] 20 films
The SWDb's Phil H. interviewed filmmaker Alex Cox back in 2009 on the occasion of the release of his latest…
Documentaries on the European Western 24 films
Ongoing project of capturing documentaries on the spaghetti western as far as they are listed on Letterboxd.
Watch this space…
The best Spaghetti Western opening credits sequences [official] 28 films
Mike McGleehan compiled a list for the SWDb many years ago, and now it is making its official Letterboxd premiere.…
Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 favorite Spaghetti Westerns [official] 42 films
On the set of Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino handed the Spaghetti Western Database his personal top 20 spaghetti westerns. It's…
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Recent reviews
A heavily re-edited Italian version of this film turned this into a spaghetti western a few years later
Excellent writing, story and characters, plus (for the most part) excellent English dub to boot. An overlooked early Eurowestern that packs a punch!
In his 2008 review at the SWDb, Phil wrote about this epic revolution-centered spaghetti western:
"Corbucci's other mexican revolution western was Companeros made 2 years later and the two films, although very similar in many ways, make an interesting comparison. As the earlier film, The Mercenary has a slightly more serious tone and, without wishing to give the ending away, offers a more upbeat, optimistic conclusion; suggesting a positive future for the revolution and its activists. This reflects the optimimism…
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Walking out of the theater after seeing this for what is probably the 15th time, wearing a cold, wet rain coat and I don’t know if I’m shivering because of that or because of the movie.
Truly phenomenal.
Und weiter geht's mit meiner kleinen DDR-Western-Challenge. An Silvester stand Spur des Falken aus dem Jahr 1968 auf dem Programm.
Dieser erneut von der DEFA produzierte Western 🤠 gehört - das kann ich jetzt schon sagen 😉 - zu den besseren Vertretern.
Im Mittelpunkt steht der Dakota-Häuptling Weitspähender Falke (Gojko Mitic), der darum kämpft weiterhin in den Blacks Hills zu bleiben. Ein Teil seines Stammes will dagegen in ein Reservat ziehen.
Die Situation spitzt sich zu, als in den Black…
In Cesare Canevari's psychedelic Matalo! (Kill Him) (1970), double-and triple-crosses abound as a band of outlaws, having holed up in an isolated ghost town, set about terrorizing travelers Ray (Lou Castel, Orgasmo) and Bridget (Ana María Mendoza, 7 Women for the MacGregors) - only to get more than they bargained for when Ray fights back, armed only with his weapon of choice: a bag full of boomerangs.
You all know this list, it's on LB a hundred times. Now that we're on here officially with an HQ account (do follow us), we thought it high time to present the official list and always updated with the current ranking as per our community procedure.
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