Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Westerns were a name given to low-budget Western movies, which were made by Italian movie companies in the late 1960s. They were different from the American western movies, usually filmed in Italian, had limited budgets, filmed on location in Spain and Italy with minimal sets, and many close-ups and artistic shots. Perhaps the most well-known of these movies is "The Man with No Name" trilogy: A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). All three of these movies were directed by Sergio Leone, featured music by Ennio Morricone, and starred American actor Clint Eastwood as the main character.
Spaghetti Western Media
Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name in a publicity image for A Fistful of Dollars, directed by Sergio Leone (1964)
Decorations from the film The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Sergio Leone in Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Sergio Leone, one of the most representative directors of the genre
A Pistol for Ringo by Duccio Tessari (1965)
For a Few Dollars More by Sergio Leone (1965)
Bud Spencer and Terence Hill in They Call Me Trinity by Enzo Barboni (1970)
The Forgotten Pistolero by Ferdinando Baldi (1969)
Foto di Pier Paolo Pasolini durante le riprese de "Il vangelo secondo Matteo"
Ennio Morricone's (pictured) composition "The Ecstasy of Gold" from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Sergio Leone (1966) is used by American metal band Metallica to open several of their concerts.
