Spaghetti Westerns: A Viewer's Guide
Author Aliza S. Wong
Country: U.S.A.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Pages: 266
ISBN-10: 1442269030
ISBN-13: 978-1442269033
Available: December 15, 2018
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 Compañeros, 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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