What Is A Spaghetti Western: The Essential Guide To Spaghetti Westerns

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“… A spaghetti western is a subgenre of the Western film. They were most common in the 1960s and 1970s. Spaghetti westerns are typically Italian-made Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s. There is no precise definition of a spaghetti western, and it is difficult to clearly define the term as it encompasses a wide variety of approaches, themes, and tones. Spaghetti westerns are further defined by the period they were produced, usually the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. Films of this era were released, among the most notable films, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) and Once Upon a Time in America (1984). The majority of these films were produced in Italy by directors such as Sergio Leone and Sergio Corbucci. Still, there were also significant numbers of them made in Spain, Germany, and France. The Eurospy genre also falls within these parameters and refers to European…

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