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- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodGian Maria VolontèMarianne KochA wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.9/10
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodLee Van CleefGian Maria VolontèTwo bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a gang of outlaws led by a psychotic Mexican bandit, who is plotting an audacious bank robbery.*****
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van CleefA bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.*****
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia CardinaleA mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.*****
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRod SteigerJames CoburnRomolo ValliA low-life bandit and an I.R.A. explosives expert rebel against the government and become heroes of the Mexican Revolution.
- DirectorDuccio TessariStarsGiuliano GemmaFernando SanchoLorella De LucaAn 'angel-faced' gunfighter is tasked with infiltrating a ranch overrun by Mexican bandits and saving their hostages, including the fiancée of the local sheriff.
- DirectorDuccio TessariStarsGiuliano GemmaFernando SanchoLorella De LucaA returning Union Officer discovers that his home has been overrun by Mexican bandits, and infiltrates the gang to restore order and determine if his wife has been faithful to him.****
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsFranco NeroJosé CanalejasJosé BódaloA coffin-dragging gunslinger and a prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries.**** 1/2
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsBurt ReynoldsAldo SambrellNicoletta MachiavelliA Native American warrior seeks revenge on the gang of sadistic scalphunters-turned-bank robbers who massacred his tribe.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsJean-Louis TrintignantKlaus KinskiFrank WolffA mute gunfighter defends a young widow and a group of outlaws against a gang of bounty killers in the winter of 1898, and a grim, tense struggle unfolds.**** 1/2
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsFranco NeroTony MusanteFranco GiacobiniA greedy Polish mercenary helps a mine worker and a peasant girl lead a revolution against the Mexican Government, all while being pursued by an American rival.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsFranco NeroTomas MilianFernando ReyA Swedish arms dealer and a Mexican peon team up to rescue the intellectual leader of the Revolutionary cause, while taking part in numerous misadventures along the way.**** 1/2
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsGiuliano GemmaTomas MilianEli WallachIn the 19th century, when the Japanese Emperor sends a gift pony to the US President it gets stolen and ransomed by Indians but Sheriff Gideon aided by an inept Japanese servant offers to deliver the ransom.*** 1/2
Don't waste your time with the bad English dubbed version of the film and, if you have the chance, check out the original one - the only one that actually is worth watching.
By the way, here is the text of the mythical opening monologue, which is an amusing homage to the Spaghetti-Western genre:
"Per un pugno di dollari, per un miserabile pugno di dollari che non sono neanche tuoi, devi già ripartire? almeno lo facessi per qualche dollaro in più! e invece, vamos a matar compañeros, sempre in giro con il buono, il brutto, il cattivo tempo... Giù la testa, caro... Sei alla resa dei conti ormai. Chi sono io per te? Nessuno, ecco, il mio nome è nessuno. Devi metterti faccia a faccia con le tue responsabilità. Per queste creature ti danno soltanto un dollaro a testa, sei il mercenario peggio pagato di tutto il Texas, Cangaceiro! e noi siamo il mucchio selvaggio. Ma tu non vali nemmeno un dollaro bucato, e prima o poi finirai come quel (the) bounty killer del Minnesota, Clay era il suo nome, ma (e) poi lo chiamarono il magnifico. Però ricordatelo, c'era una volta il west che dicevi tu, oggi anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli. Ma sì, corri uomo corri! altrimenti ci arrabbiamo sul serio e se Dio perdona, io no. Perciò datti da fare, capito?... E tu smettila di fare il bestione... Vergognati, vergognati di far vivere i tuoi bambini come dei barboni. Leone, questo devi diventare se vuoi fare la rivoluzione nel mondo del west."
"Ma che c'entriamo noi con la rivoluzione?"
"L'avete sentito? Tanto, di Ringo o di Django, sono sempre io che me lo piango..." - DirectorDamiano DamianiStarsGian Maria VolontèKlaus KinskiMartine BeswickA band of Mexican gunrunners employed by a revolutionary General accept an American mercenary into their gang, unaware of his true intentions.**** 1/2
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsFranco NeroGeorge HiltonLinda SiniA prospector and his drunkard half-brother must fight a rancher and his sadistic son after they seize control of his farm.****
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsFabio TestiLynne FrederickMichael J. PollardIn 1873, four petty criminals - three men and a pregnant woman - wander through the trackless terrain of Utah, where they are hounded by a sadistic bandit.*** 1/2
A very particular, shocking on-the-road spaghetti-western, with a total badass villain divinely played by my beloved Tomas Milian, who based his character Chaco on Charles Manson.
Fulci once again manages to surprise with an original and impressive film, in which moments of crude violence are strongly in contrast with the lyricism and romanticism of some scenes. - DirectorLucio FulciStarsGiuliano GemmaSven ValsecchiEttore ManniA young boy who sees his father gunned down kills the assassin. Years later, he has grown up to be a successful bounty hunter who is feared by many. And then one day he discovers secrets to his past...*** 1/2
- DirectorSergio SollimaStarsLee Van CleefTomas MilianWalter BarnesAn unofficial lawman and would-be senator is tasked by a railroad baron with hunting down a knife-wielding Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a young girl.
- DirectorSergio SollimaStarsGian Maria VolontèTomas MilianWilliam BergerA history professor has a chance meeting with an infamous outlaw and eventually assumes leadership of his gang.**** 1/2
- DirectorSergio SollimaStarsTomas MilianDonald O'BrienLinda VerasA knife-wielding Mexican ne'er-do-well is tasked by a scholar with locating $3 million in revolutionary gold, and finds himself working and competing with various parties for it.****
- DirectorGiuseppe ColizziStarsTerence HillFrank WolffBud SpencerAfter a train is robbed of its payroll, an insurance agent and a card-shark team-up to retrieve the loot from the bandits who guard it at a secret location near the Mexican border.****
- DirectorGiuseppe ColizziStarsTerence HillBud SpencerEli WallachA recently-escaped bandit forms an unlikely alliance with two bounty hunters and an acrobat to get revenge against the people who framed him.*** 1/2
- DirectorGiuseppe ColizziStarsTerence HillBud SpencerWoody StrodeVictims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers.
- DirectorCarlo LizzaniStarsLou CastelMark DamonPier Paolo PasoliniA preacher's adopted son comes upon a village that is under the thumb of a deranged ex-Confederate officer who, among other things, is stealing land from the locals with phony land grants.****
- DirectorGiulio PetroniStarsLee Van CleefJohn Phillip LawMario BregaA young gunfighter forms a tenuous alliance with an aging ex-outlaw to track down and eliminate the bandits who killed his family, till the surprising end.
- DirectorGiulio PetroniStarsTomas MilianOrson WellesJohn SteinerA Mexican revolutionary contends with a tenacious police chief, a corrupt President he helped put in power, and an English doctor who wants him dead for personal reasons.****
- DirectorGiulio QuestiStarsTomas MilianMarilù ToloPiero LulliVarious factions, including a half-breed bandit, a gang of homosexual cowboys, and a priest, feud over stolen gold in a surreal town.**** 1/2
- DirectorTonino ValeriiStarsLee Van CleefGiuliano GemmaWalter RillaA scruffy garbage boy becomes the pupil of a famed gunfighter, and the stage for confrontation is set when the gunman overruns the boy's town through violence and corruption.****
- DirectorTonino ValeriiStarsGiuliano GemmaWarren VandersMaría CuadraIn Dallas, an ex-Union soldier attempts to expose a conspiracy of Southerners who murdered his father, his friend and the President.
- DirectorTonino ValeriiStarsTerence HillHenry FondaJean MartinA young, easy-going gunman worships and competes with a famed gunfighter, insisting that he must face down a gang of 150 outlaws before he can retire.**** 1/2
- DirectorFlorestano VanciniStarsGiuliano GemmaFrancisco RabalGabriella GiorgelliAfter three years of hard labor, Ted Barnett escapes from prison to seek revenge on the three men who framed him.*** 1/2
- DirectorFerdinando BaldiStarsTerence HillHorst FrankGeorge EastmanA gunfighter forms a gang of "deceased" execution victims to get revenge on the politician and outlaw who killed his wife.*** 1/2
- DirectorFerdinando BaldiStarsTony AnthonyRingo StarrLloyd BattistaAfter fifty mail-order brides are kidnapped by bandits, the blind gunfighter hired to escort them heads into Mexico in pursuit.*** 1/2
- DirectorLuigi BazzoniStarsTina AumontFranco NeroKlaus KinskiA stalwart Spanish soldier turns to a life of crime to prove his love for a mysterious and promiscuous gypsy woman.
- DirectorGianfranco ParoliniStarsGianni GarkoWilliam BergerSydney ChaplinA cabal of dignitaries hire Mexican and American gangsters to steal their bank's shipment of gold as part of an insurance scam, but master gunfighter Sartana interferes with their plans.
- DirectorGianfranco ParoliniStarsLee Van CleefWilliam BergerIgnazio SpallaA master gunfighter sides with a banjo-playing drifter and a Mexican tramp to foil the dignitaries of Daugherty, who want to use stolen army money to buy land that the railroad will cross.
- DirectorGiuliano CarnimeoStarsGianni GarkoFrank WolffEttore ManniSartana is framed for a bank robbery, and must find the culprits to clear his name.****
- DirectorGiuliano CarnimeoStarsGianni GarkoNieves NavarroMassimo SeratoAfter breaking a gambler who has been framed for murder out of prison, Sartana helps him to trace the whereabouts of a cache of missing gold.****
- DirectorEnzo BarboniStarsTerence HillBud SpencerSteffen ZachariasA lazy, unorthodox gunfighter and his portly, horse-thieving brother defend a Mormon settlement from a land-grabbing Major, a Mexican bandit, and their henchmen.****
- DirectorEnzo BarboniStarsTerence HillBud SpencerYanti SomerBambino tries to teach his brother Trinity how to become an outlaw, but the two wind up saving a pioneer family and breaking up an arms ring instead.*** 1/2
- DirectorCesare CanevariStarsLou CastelCorrado PaniAntonio SalinesA gang of outlaws find themselves in conflict with a mysterious, boomerang-wielding drifter and a widower who arrive in the ghost town they have holed up in.*** 1/2
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiStarsKlaus KinskiPeter CarstenMarcella MichelangeliA man takes his revenge on the family responsible for his wrongful sentence to ten years of hard labor.
- DirectorMichele LupoStarsGiuliano GemmaGeorge EastmanVittorio CongiaWhen, after serving a three-year sentence, Ben Bellow is released from prison, Charlie Logan is waiting for him. Not to hug him. Not to welcome him. Just to let him know, a bit bluntly for sure, that he does not want to hear from him again. His wish will not be granted as the the two sworn enemies constantly reconnect, rob a bank together and go through a million adventures while hating each other's guts...****
'Ben and Charlie' is one of my favorite Italian comedy westerns. There are a lot of funny moments here and the chemistry between Gemma and Eastman is perfect. It's a joy to see them together on screen! If you're into movies like 'My Name Is Nobody' and 'They Call Me Trinity', this hilarious...well sometimes idiotic b-western may be just right for you. - DirectorGiancarlo SantiStarsLee Van CleefAlberto DenticeJess HahnA grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead.*** 1/2
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsFranco NeroWilliam BergerOlga KarlatosA half-breed ex-Union gunfighter attempts to protect his plague-ridden hometown from being overridden by his racist half-brothers and a Confederate tyrant.**** 1/2
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsMaurizio MerliJohn SteinerSonja JeannineA bounty hunter is hired by a mining town's crippled mayor to find his daughter, who has been kidnapped by the mayor's corrupt right-hand-man and his outlaw gang.*** 1/2
- DirectorNello RossatiStarsFranco NeroChristopher ConnellyLicinia LentiniA monk returns to his former life as a gunfighter when his estranged daughter is kidnapped by a Hungarian slaver.