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Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977

by Thomas Weisser (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
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Spaghetti Westerns--mostly produced in Italy or by Italians but made throughout Europe--were bleaker, rougher, grittier imitations of Hollywood Westerns, focusing on heroes only slightly less evil than the villains. After a main filmography covering 558 Spaghetti Westerns, another section provides filmographies of personnel--actors and actresses, directors, musical composers, scriptwriters, cinematographers. Appendices provide lists of the popular Django films and the Sartana films, a listing of U.S.-made Spaghetti Western lookalikes, top ten and twenty lists and a list of the genre's worst.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0786424427
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0786424429
  3. Publisher
    McFarland
  4. Publication date
    September 5, 2005
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 1 x 9 inches
  7. Print length
    498 pages
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“recommended without reservation”―ARBA; “recommend it highly...very valuable”―Wrangler’s Roost; “fills out the history and heritage of the western”―Wilson Library Bulletin.

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Thomas Weisser is the editor and founder of Asian Cult Cinema magazine, as well as the author of numerous books on European and Asian cinema. He lives in Fort Pierce, Florida.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McFarland (September 5, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 498 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786424427
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786424429
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.56 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Jerry R. Boothe
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Compilation
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2007
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This book describes most if not all of the Italian Westerns made in that era. It's a great book to go to about certain westerns that were made by the directors like Sergio Leone, Corbucci and Sollima. I have many books of this type and this one stands out as one of my favorites. Thank you Thomas Weisser for producing this book!!
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Sport McNichol
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2018
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nice reviews for all 500+ films with aka's and info .. good read
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Knotso Fasst
4.0 out of 5 stars macaroni masterpieces.
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2013
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I really liked the book, but I found that it was not quite as comprehensive in scope as I was hoping for, but then again, if it was, it might have to be the size of a phone book and be far more expensive. I look forward to compendium additions in the future.
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walter a mcwilliams
3.0 out of 5 stars Good not Great
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018
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I have several comprehensive guides to other genres I enjoy, this is by far the weakest. If I had to do it all over again I wouldn't make the purchase. All of the information and more is available at IMDB.
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Shawn Gordon
5.0 out of 5 stars An encyclopedia of the EuroWestern
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015
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An important guide to the many movies of the underrepresented genre.
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Jose Esteves
5.0 out of 5 stars essential
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2015
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Excellent and complete movie guide.
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Hondo
1.0 out of 5 stars A disgrace
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2010
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This book does not help one appreciate the Italian westerns, it actually is harmful. It is replete with errors, especially plot summaries which bear no resemblance whatsoever to the films themselves. Could it be that Weisser never saw many of them (back when this book was written few were available and it's unreasonable to expect the author to have seen all 500+ anyway) and just made up entries so as to have something down for each film? Did he think that nobody would see them anyway and wouldn't know? There is an example of two films combined into one, there are missing major supporting actors, etc., etc. Why give a fake plot summary and then spend so much time outlining the director's efforts in other genres? MacFarland should be ashamed of themselves for keeping this book in print. There are much better books available.
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Kevin Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Very comprehensive...
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2007
I purchased a hardcover of this book some time ago. [It's dated 1992, first print?]. Amazing that over 500 of these films were made.

Worth it for the lists by performer and director (among others).

The illustrations are mostly movie posters and are in B & W, unless this new book has changed that.

Something to be aware of is spoiler alerts. In quite a few of the descriptions Weisser gives away key moments like the character dies or the money is counterfeit and the like.

Top Western on my Want list: Blindman

Can't find this anywhere.
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S. Rogers
4.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking upon its release
Reviewed in Canada on April 12, 2024
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I remember having to have this book; and I did buying the hardcover edition. I’m sure some of the concerns / complaints are valid. This was a worthy work just for the sheer number of films included.

IMDB has lessened the appeal of the book, because it includes running times and more often than not, user reviews.

I bought a paperback edition so I could tick off titles I have seen. So many more Euro westerns have found their way onto streaming services it’s amazing.

Still the fact remains of 500 plus films shot between 1963 onwards, perhaps 50 only warrant repeat viewing.

Watching these westerns is largely a trip down memory lane. So much violence and yet no swearing. I find language and its delivery as offensive of the mayhem to the extreme in contemporary cinema (and television). Great filmmaker he might be but I find a certain accclamed filmmaker’s dialogue repetitive and wearying - do people really speak and talk that way?
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xorszix
5.0 out of 5 stars Shipping, condition
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2019
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Excellent! Thank you!
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ah64dredskin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2014
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Lots of info on lots of spaghetti's. A good read for those who want to dig a little deeper into the subject matter.
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Radu Ioan Lupascu
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2017
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