My favorite Westerns
Lately, I've discovered the joys of the Western, predominantly on film. Here are the ones I've enjoyed most.
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Blazing Saddles (1974, R)
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Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) (1968, PG-13)
One of the greatest of all westerns. The music, the acting...perfect. |
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The Great Silence (Il Grande silenzio) (1968, Unrated)
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Django (1966, Unrated)
Another excellent film by Sergio Corbucci, who also directed THE GREAT SILENCE. Franco Nero makes a great Spag Western hero. |
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A Fistful of Dollars (Per un Pugno di Dollari) (1964, R)
The beginning of a classic trilogy. Not quite up to the two that followed it, but still quite good. Eastwood is the man. |
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For a Few Dollars More (Per Qualche Dollaro in Più) (1965, R)
The best film in Leone's Dollars Trilogy. Love those three-way showdowns. |
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo.) (1966, R)
The best-known Spaghetti Western. The three leads all turn in quality performances. |
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The Missouri Breaks (1976, PG)
Marlon Brando is GREAT in this movie. Of course, Jack Nicholson ain't exactly a slouch. :) |
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High Plains Drifter (1973, R)
Clint's most unusual western. Reportedly based on the Spaghetti Western "Django il bastardo", which I plan on seeing. |
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Zachariah (1971, PG)
A rock-western version of Siddhartha. Yes, really! The Firesign Theatre came up with this little number, only to disown it later on, but it's surprisingly good. |
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I Quattro dell'apocalisse (Four of the Apocalypse) (1975, Unrated)
A very disturbing, very emotionally-charged late entry in the spaghetti western genre by Italian gore-maestro Lucio Fulci. The light-rock songs are a bit off-putting, but quailty nonetheless. Tomas Milian turns in his best performance as the vicious Chaco. This movie needs to be a lot better known and regarded. |
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The Wild Bunch (1969, R)
One of the all-time classics. Not a bad actor in the bunch (no pun intended). |
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Unforgiven (1992, R)
Does for Clint what THE SHOOTIST did for John Wayne, in some ways. Nice deromanticization of the old west. It's my mom's favorite western. |
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El Topo (1970, Unrated)
A surreal masterpiece. Hard to understand at times, but always impressive. |
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Keoma (Django's Great Return) (The Violent Breed) (1976, Unrated)
Great film which could have used better music. Excellent cinematography and atmosphere. |
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Mannaja (A Man Called Blade) (1980, Unrated)
Rather good, gritty spaghetti western. Interesting that the hero uses an axe as his weapon. |
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Pale Rider (1985, R)
Another winner for Clint Eastwood, with interesting biblical overtones. |
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La Resa dei conti (The Big Gundown)(Account Rendered) (1966, R)
Sadly, the version of this I own is cut, and there's never been an official U.S. DVD or VHS release. Still, a most enjoyable film, and Van Cleef and Milian are always a joy to watch. |
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Vamos a matar, compañeros (Companeros) (1970, R)
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Se sei vivo spara (Django Kill - If You Live, Shoot!) (1967, Unrated)
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Da uomo a uomo (Death Rides A Horse) (As Man to Man) (1967, Unrated)
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A Bullet for the General (El chuncho, quien sabe?) (1966, Unrated)
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Corri, uomo, corri (Run, Man, Run) (1968, Unrated)
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The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976, PG)
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A Fistful of Dynamite (Duck, You Sucker) (Giù la testa) (1972, R)
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The Searchers (1956, Unrated)
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I Giorni dell'ira (Blood and Grit) (Day of Anger) (Gunlaw) (1967, Unrated)
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They Call Me Trinity (Lo chiamavano Trinità) (1970, G)
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The Mercenary (Il Mercenario) (A Professional Gun) (1968, Unrated)
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Blindman (1971, R)
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My Name Is Nobody (Il mio nome è Nessuno) (1973, PG)
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Trinity Is Still My Name (...continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità) (1971, Unrated)
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heavyd2000 posted 376 days ago
great list.