12 Best Lesser Known Spaghetti Westerns You’ve Got To See

After decades of dominance by Hollywood Westerns in the late 1960s and 70s, Italian filmmakers took the genre by storm with darker, more overtly violent takes on the genre. caused a stir. Many of these movies focus on characters who are morally gray at best, rather than stories about honorable sheriffs or innocent townspeople. Watch the most famous films of the “Spaghetti Western” subgenre. Good people, bad people, ugly people, Here, the “good guy” is a greedy guy whose only claim to goodness is that he’s not as bad as the other two characters.

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of these films, and fans often end up seeing the genre’s classics as soon as they start exploring, and then continue looking for lesser-known masterpieces. So when one Spaghetti Western fan asks on an online movie forum for recommendations for the genre’s lesser-known masterpieces, other fans are happy to stick to their favorite lesser-known films. It will become.

1. Day of Wrath (1967)

Lee Van Cleef had a great 1967 with spaghetti westerns. day of anger This is one of the three movies he starred in later that year. The good, the bad, and the ugly Freed. day of anger Van Cleef plays a villainous gunslinger who uses a young man as his henchmen to take over a town, but is asked by his apprentice to protect the town. It’s not a complicated movie, but it features some great gunfights and sets.

2. Death Rides a Horse (1967)

The second of the Spaghetti Western trilogy starring Lee Van Cleef, released in 1967. death rides a horse It once again features the sharp-looking star forming a relationship with a younger man. This time, both characters are chasing the same group of outlaws, each seeking revenge. But things become more complicated when the young man learns of Van Cleef’s ties to gangs.

3. Big Gundown (1967)

The third Lee Van Cleef film released in 1967. big gundown, Van Cleef is a bounty hunter searching for a suspected murderer. Things get even more complicated when he finds the man. This is a Western that incorporates some film noir elements into the plot and packs a serious sociopolitical punch.

4. They Call Me Trinity (1970)

Not all spaghetti westerns are dark and violent. they call me trinity a broad comedy about two men defending a Mormon town from bandits, features more laughs than thrills, but nothing is lost in shifting the focus to humor.

5. Graveyard Without a Cross (1969)

cemetery without cross is one of the darkest films in its genre. A revenge western about loneliness, emptiness, and regret. It’s not an easy movie to watch. But for anyone interested in films that examine revenge and why we seek it out philosophically, it’s a worthwhile film.

6. Manaja (Also known as Blade) (1977)

Manaja The film is a delightfully chaotic one, starring Maurizio Merli as an axe-throwing bounty hunter whose arrival in a mining town leads to a series of increasingly violent events. The movie is a bit complex, but it’s not difficult to follow, and it’s also fun and silly.

7. When You See Sartana, Pray for Death (1968)

The first in a five-film series, If you meet Sartana, pray for death. Gianni Garco plays the eponymous gunslinger Sultana, who is at the center of a multi-party struggle for money.It’s like a different movie Manaja, that Although somewhat complex, it’s always focused on delivering the goods for the genre, including an intense final shootout.

8. Rita of the West (aka Crazy Westerner) (1967)

A movie that the person who recommended it to me called “madness.” west rita The film tells the story of the eponymous Rita, played by Italian-Swiss singer Rita Pavone, who attempts to rid the world of money, which she sees as the root of all evil. Her adventures include several musical numbers and run-ins using parodies of the popular Spaghetti She Western heroes, Ringo and Django.

9. The Legend of the French King (1971)

Legend of the French King A fun and great Western with iconic bombs flying around. Brigitte Bardot and Claudia Cardinale turn against each other before pairing them up to take revenge on the men who tried to manipulate them. It’s a movie that doesn’t take itself too seriously and is just about having fun with two gorgeous women, and it’s a huge success.

10. Four of the Apocalypse (1968)

An early film by director Lucio Fulci, who would become best known for his horror films over the next two decades. four of the apocalypse The film follows a group of four petty criminals as they travel through 1870s Utah and do their best to survive while being hunted by sadistic bandits. It’s a brutal film that foreshadows Fulci’s future greatness as the “Godfather of Gore,” but it also has a genuine interest in its characters. It packs an emotional punch and a visceral punch.

11. And God Said to Cain (1970)

One of the few spaghetti westerns to venture into horror territory. And God said to Cain, It also begins as a typical revenge story, but transforms into something more like a ghost story as the protagonist defeats his enemies under cover of darkness. Add to that the use of catacombs, and some fans think the film plays out more like a gothic horror story with a spaghetti western cover than a full-on western.

12. Cut Throats Nine (1972)

Another horror/western hybrid, cut throat nine, It is also one of the worst films of the “Spaghetti Western” bubble. The film depicts a group of criminals who are attacked during their transfer to a prison and go on the run. One lawmaker who survived the attack is trying to protect them while keeping himself and his daughter safe.

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