Top Spaghetti Westerns (Other)

The Spaghetti Western has a notably sharp quality drop off after the top films in the sub-genre. This page gives my opinion on the “top” films in the genre – the ones worth seeking out to non-fans. I haven’t yet got round to reviewing many of the films listed here, so they don’t all have links. The text here lists a few more films than will be added to the category.

• Sergio Leone – the master of the genre! All of his films are well worth a look.
• Sergio Corbucci – a lot more hit and miss, but well worth seeking out.
  • The Great Silence – his absolute masterpiece, very different from the rest of his work
  • Companeros
  • The Mercenary
  • Django – (in the original Italian)
  • I’m a fan of Minnesota Clay too, but this is usually considered “lesser”
• Sergio Sollima – well respected, but I’m personally not such a big fan
  • The Big Gundown
  • Face to Face
  • Run Man Run (usually considered the worst of his three films, but my favourite)
• Two Gianni Garko films (both low budget, very minor, but excellent):
  • $100,000 For A Killing
  • $10,000 For A Massacre
• Keoma – Enzo Castellari never made another film as good as Keoma, but Johnny Hamlet is worth a look.
  • Also “Mannaja”, “California” and “Silver Saddle” are worth a look for fans of Keoma, although not as good.
• Ringo:
  • (possibly A Pistol For Ringo) – I’m not a massive fan of this to be honest
  • The Return of Ringo
  • (not really part of the series, but similar: Long Days of Vengeance)
• Cemetery Without Crosses
• God Said To Cain
• God Forgives, I Don’t
• A Bullet For The General – a bit stilted, but one of the better political Spaghetti Westerns
• Death Rides A Horse

List

• Django – Film
• A Fistful of Dollars – Film
• The Good, the Bad and The Ugly – Film
• The Great Silence – Film
• Keoma – Film
• Vamos a Matar, Compañeros – Film

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