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Films with the genre "Spaghetti Western", sorted by revenue
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Django Unchained (2012)
, 2h45Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism
Actors Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington, Walton Goggins
In Texas 1858, the Speck brothers, Ace and Dicky, drive black slaves on foot. Among the shackled slaves is Django, sold off and separated from his wife, Broomhilda von Shaft. The Speck brothers are stopped by Dr. King Schultz, a German ex-dentist and bounty hunter from Düsseldorf, Prussia. Schultz asks to buy one of the slaves; when he questions Django about his knowledge of the Brittle brothers, for whom Schultz is carrying a warrant, Ace becomes irritated and aims his shotgun at Schultz. Schultz quickly kills Ace and leaves Dicky at the mercy of the newly freed slaves, who shoot Dicky in the head.
, 2h41Directed by Sergio Leone
Origin Italie
Genres Action, Adventure, Western, Spaghetti Western
Themes Political films, Buddy films
Actors Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach, Millie Bobby Brown, Mario Brega, Gaten Matarazzo
In a desolate Western ghost town during the American Civil War, Mexican bandit Tuco Ramirez ("The Ugly") narrowly escapes three bounty hunters, killing two and wounding a third, Elam.
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
, 2h6Directed by Tonino Valerii, Sergio Leone
Origin Italie
Genres Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Themes Buddy films
Actors Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonté, Klaus Kinski, Mario Brega, Luigi Pistilli
The Man with No Name—"Monco"/"Manco"— and Colonel Douglas Mortimer—the "Man in Black"—are two bounty hunters in pursuit of "El Indio," one of the most wanted fugitives in the Wild West, and his gang. El Indio is ruthless, clever, and brutal. He has a musical pocketwatch that he plays before engaging in gun duels: "When the chimes finish, begin," he says. Flashbacks reveal that El Indio took the watch from a young woman whom El Indio found with her lover (in Joe Millard's novelization of the film, her newly wed husband), killed him, and raped her; she killed herself while being raped. There is a photograph of the woman inside the cover of the watch; it was a gift from her lover (in the novelization, it was a wedding gift from her brother).
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
, 1h40Directed by Tonino Valerii, Sergio Leone, Mario Caiano
Origin Italie
Genres Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Actors Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonté, José Calvo, Joseph Egger, Antonio Prieto
A stranger arrives at the little Mexican border town of San Miguel. Silvanito, the town's innkeeper, tells the Stranger about a feud between two families vying to gain control of the town: on the one side, the Rojo brothers: Don Miguel, Esteban and Ramón; on the other, the family of the town sheriff, John Baxter. The Stranger decides to play each family against the other in order to make money, and proves his speed and accuracy with his gun to both sides by shooting the four men who teased him as he entered town with ease.
The Specialists (1969)
, 1h44Directed by Sergio Corbucci
Origin Italie
Genres Western, Spaghetti Western
Actors Johnny Hallyday, Françoise Fabian, Sylvie Fennec, Gastone Moschin, Mario Adorf, Serge Marquand
A single stranger named Hud comes to Blackstone, a town where his brother had been falsely accused of robbing a bank. Hud he is determined to avenge his brother, who has been hanged without a proper court hearing. Finally Hud finds out it was one of the town's most dignified citizens who really robbed the bank. That puts him in great danger.
The Great Silence (1969)
, 1h45Directed by Sergio Corbucci
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Vonetta McGee, Marisa Merlini
Henry Pollicut, a corrupt Utahn banker, has Gordon, a man with evidence against him, and his wife murdered by two bounty killers. Fearing that Gordon's son will give them away, one of the killers slices his throat, rendering him permanently mute. Years later, the son, armed with a Mauser C96, extracts his revenge by assassinating the bounty killer and shooting Pollicut’s right-hand thumb.
Django (1966)
, 1h37Directed by Sergio Corbucci
Origin Italie
Genres Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Actors Franco Nero, Eduardo Fajardo, José Bódalo, Luciano Rossi, Loredana Nusciak, Gino Pernice
Django is a drifter who drags a closed coffin around with him. He rescues a young woman, María, who is about to be murdered by bandits led by Major Jackson (Eduardo Fajardo), the man whom Django is seeking and wants to kill in revenge for him for killing his wife. After killing most of Jackson's men, Django makes a deal with a Mexican bandit general, Hugo Rodriguez, who is in conflict with Jackson, and the two steal a large quantity of gold from a Mexican Army fort (where Jackson is doing business with a government general). When Rodriguez refuses to give Django his share of the haul, Django and Maria steal the gold. Unfortunately, the gold falls into quicksand. When Rodriguez catches up to them, María is shot (though she survives) and Django's hands are crushed by Rodriguez's men as punishment for being a thief. When the bandits return to Mexico, Rodríguez and his men are massacred by Jackson and the Mexican Army. After killing Nathaniel, Jackson goes looking for Django in a cemetery. However, Django, who has bitten off the trigger-guard of his pistol, kills Jackson and his five surviving men by pressing the trigger of his gun against the cross of the grave of a female acquaintance of Django's whom Jackson had killed and repeatedly dropping the hammer.
Adiós Gringo (1965)
, 1h40Directed by Giorgio Stegani, Jean Pourtalé
Origin Italie
Genres Western, Spaghetti Western
Actors Giuliano Gemma, Ida Galli, Pierre Cressoy, Germano Longo, Frank Braña, Roberto Camardiel
A young rancher, swindled in a cattle deal, kills a rancher, in self-defense, who has accused him of stealing his cattle. He then gets caught up in adventure and romance as he tries to prove his innocence and clear his name.
Day of Anger (1967)
, 1h51Directed by Tonino Valerii
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Themes Buddy films
Actors Lee Van Cleef, Giuliano Gemma, Yvonne Sanson, Christa Linder, Andrea Bosic, Ennio Balbo
Scott, fils d'une prostituée, est le souffre douleur de la petite ville tranquille de Clifton. Un jour, le pistolero Talby débarque et, en prenant la défense du jeune homme, tue un homme. Il est relâché pour légitime défense et prend sous son aile Scott, qui s'avère être un excellent tireur. Le maître et l'élève décident de se venger des notables de Clifton et prennent peu à peu le contrôle de la ville avant de s'opposer...
Death Rides a Horse (1967)
, 1h50Origin Italie
Genres Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Buddy films
Actors Lee Van Cleef, John Phillip Law, Mario Brega, Carlo Pisacane, Luigi Pistilli, Anthony Dawson
Bill (John Phillip Law), a boy whose father was killed and mother and sister were raped and murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge, having used the time to become an expert marksman with a gun.
Directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Origin Italie
Genres War, Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Themes Political films
Actors Chuck Connors, Frank Wolff, Franco Citti, Leo Anchóriz, Alberto Dell'Acqua, John Bartha
Lors de la guerre de Sécession, le commandement sudiste confie à sept mercenaires la tâche de s'emparer d'un chargement d'or de l'Union, destiné à payer des armes et caché dans une mine où est entreposé un dépôt de munitions. Avec à sa tête Clyde, le commando déjoue les lignes ennemies, réussit à pénétrer dans la poudrière et à s'emparer du précieux butin. Clyde décide alors de se l'approprier et s'enfuit. Retrouvé par ses acolytes, une lutte impitoyable pour la possession de l'or s'engage alors, à laquelle participe Lynch, un capitaine traître sudiste du contre espionnage, passé à l'ennemi.
Navajo Joe (1966)
, 1h33Directed by Sergio Corbucci, Ruggero Deodato
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Actors Burt Reynolds, Aldo Sambrell, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Tanya Lopert, Fernando Rey, Pierre Cressoy
Having massacred an Indian village, outlaw Duncan finds his men falling victim to a solitary rider, Navajo Joe. Joe saves three prostitutes who have overheard Duncan plot with Lynne, the town doctor, to steal a train full of money belonging to the bank. Joe steals the train back from Duncan's gang. He asks the townspeople of Esperanza to pay him to protect them from Duncan, making an offer of "I want a dollar a head from every man in this town for every bandit I kill". The townspeople reject him, as they "don't make bargains with Indians." Lynne's wife Honor persuades them otherwise. Joe sets a trap for Duncan but is caught and tortured; Lynne and Honor are killed. Rescued by an old man from the saloon, Joe again steals the train and eradicates Duncan's gang. There is then a showdown in an Indian cemetery, where Joe reclaims the pendant which Duncan stole from his wife when he murdered her. As Joe turns, Duncan shoots Joe with a hidden gun. Injured, Joe grabs a tomahawk and throws it, hitting Duncan square in the forehead. With Duncan dead, Joe sends his horse back to town, carrying the Bank's money.
The Hellbenders (1967)
, 1h30Directed by Sergio Corbucci, Ruggero Deodato
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western, Spaghetti Western
Actors Joseph Cotten, Norma Bengell, Julián Mateos, Aldo Sambrell, Ángel Aranda, Claudio Gora
Colonel Jonas is a fanatical and unrepentant Confederate who led a regiment called the Hellbenders in the recently ended Civil War. Similar to Edmond O'Brien's character in Rio Conchos, he is determined to reorganise the Southern Army and defeat the Union. With his sons Ben, greedy Nat, and rapist Jeff, he massacres Union soldiers transporting a consignment of banknotes and conceals the loot in a coffin supposedly belonging to a deceased Confederate officer, Captain Ambrose who was killed in the Battle of Nashville.
Face to Face (1967)
, 1h48Directed by Sergio Sollima
Origin Italie
Genres Western, Spaghetti Western
Themes Buddy films
Actors Gian Maria Volonté, Tomás Milián, William Berger, Carole André, Gianni Rizzo, Lydia Alfonsi
Professor Brad Fletcher (Volontè), a teacher from New England, leaves his job and travels to Texas due to his ill health. After arriving in the west, he ends up taken hostage by a wounded outlaw, Solomon "Beauregard" Bennet (Milian). Fletcher helps Bennet regain his health and manages to convince Bennet that he is more valuable to him alive than dead. Through their uneasy friendship, Fletcher takes an interest in the outlaw way of life. Instead of returning home, he decides to join the "Bennet's Raiders".
Wrath of the Wind (1970)
, 1h45Directed by Mario Camus
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Western, Spaghetti Western
Actors Terence Hill, Maria Grazia Buccella, Fernando Rey, Manuel de Blas, Manuel Alexandre, Carlos Otero
Un homme nommé Marco, forme avec son frère Jacobo un duo de mercenaires récemment embauchés pour protéger des propriétaires terriens face à la révolte paysanne qui gronde.