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Spaghetti western films |
This is a list of spaghetti western films which includes western films primarily produced and directed by Italian and other European production companies between 1960 and 1978. In the 1960s the Spaghetti Western genre grew in popularity. Films, particularly those of the influential Dollars trilogy spawned numerous films of the same ilk and often with similar titles, particularly from the mid to late 1960s and early 1970s.
Subsequent post-1978 films include Comin' at Ya! (1981), Django 2: il grande ritorno (1987), Lucky Luke (1991), Troublemakers (1995), Sons of Trinity (1995), and Gunslinger's Revenge (1998). The comedy film 800 Balas (2002) is set among former actors and stuntmen in Almería, Spain where the majority of spaghetti westerns were filmed.
Title and director | Summary | Released | Notes |
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Il terrore dell'Oklahoma Mario Amendola |
A black-and-white film. This is the earliest spaghetti western. The movie intended to be a parody of the American western as even the title shows, being a hybrid between the original title of the movie The Oklahoma Kid and its rendering for the Italian audience, "Il terrore dell'Ovest". | 30 October 1959 | |
Savage Guns Michael Carreras |
In director Michael Carreras's first film since breaking away from Hammer Studios, the film tells the story of ex-Confederate officer Mike Summers (Don Taylor) who has become a pacifist in the years following the American Civil War. While living on his farm in the surrounding valley of Sonora, he is forced to come to the aid of the townspeople when a gang of Mexican bandits attack the town. | November 1961 | |
Treasure of Silver Lake Harald Reinl |
Based on the novel by Karl May, the film was one of several film adaptations of author Karl May's Winnetou series. The film was one of the most successful during that year and inspired several sequels between 1963 and 1965. | 14 December 1962 | Awards: Goldene Leinwand |
Apache Gold Harald Reinl |
A collaborative production by German, French and Yugoslavian studios, Winnetou (Pierre Brice) and his blood brother Old Shatterhand (Lex Barker) defend the Apache lands from gold hunters. Released on a limited basis in the United States by Columbia Pictures, the film was aired on television in several cities. | 11 December 1963 | Awards: Goldene Leinwand |
Gunfight at Red Sands Ricardo Blasco |
Based on a short story by James Donald Prindle, a man (Richard Harrison) hunts down the gang of bandits who killed his family. | 19 September 1963 | |
Gunfighters of Casa Grande Roy Rowland |
On the run from the law, outlaw Joe Daylight (Alex Nicol) and his gang flee to Mexico. Purchasing a ranch, Daybreak plan to rustle cattle from other ranchers and sell them across the border. However, his plans are threatened by a rival bandit, Rojo (Aldo Sambrell), as well as the ever increasing tension between him and his men. | April 1, 1964 | |
A Fistful of Dollars Sergio Leone |
A mysterious drifter known as The Man With No Name arrives in a small town controlled by two warring factions fighting over control. Going to work for both sides, he plays one against the other for his own purposes. | 16 September 1964 | Awards: 1 Silver Ribbon for Best Score (Migliore Musica) by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists in 1968 |
Ride and Kill José Luis Borau Mario Caiano |
An early spaghetti western comedy starring Alex Nicol as Brandy, a town drunk who is hired by corrupt officials to replace the local sheriff after he is killed by their hired gunman (Claudio Undari). | 28 September 1964 | Awards: Winner of the "Antonio Barbero" Revelation Award at the 1965 Cinema Writers Circle Awards for Best Director (José Luis Borau) |
Minnesota Clay Sergio Corbucci |
Minnesota Clay (Cameron Mitchell), an ex-gunfighter slowly losing his eyesight, is released after serving a long prison sentence for a crime he didn't commit. Returning to his hometown, he intends to gain revenge on the local sheriff (George Riviere) who withheld information which could have proved him innocent at his trial years earlier. | 22 February 1965 | |
A Pistol for Ringo Duccio Tessari |
When a Mexican bandit (Fernando Sancho) takes a local rancher and his family hostage as a result of a failed bank robbery, a gunfighter (Montgomery Wood) is released from prison to infiltrate the gang in exchange for his freedom. | 12 May 1965 | |
Viva Maria! Louis Malle |
Long lost sisters Maria I (Brigitte Bardot) and Maria II (Jeanne Moreau) reunite during the Mexican Revolution and become involved in gathering intelligence for revolutionaries under the guise of circus and vaudevillian performers. | 22 November 1965 | |
For a Few Dollars More Sergio Leone |
The Man With No Name and an older bounty hunter (Lee Van Cleef) reluctantly join forces against the Mexican bandit Indio (Gian Maria Volonté) and his gang. | 18 December 1965 | |
The Tramplers Albert Band |
Lon Cordeen (Gordon Scott), a former Confederate soldier, returns home after the American Civil War and tries to help his family, particularly his father Temple Cordeen (Joseph Cotten) and his younger brother Hoby (James Mitchum), as they try to rebuild their lives after the defeat of the Confederacy. | 31 December 1965 | |
Navajo Joe Sergio Corbucci |
After his tribe is massacred, a lone surviving Navajo (Burt Reynolds) pursues the outlaw gang responsible. | 1966 | |
Texas, Adios Ferdinando Baldi |
Sheriff Burt Sullivan (Franco Nero) and his brother Jim (Alberto Dell'Acqua) decide to avenge the death of their father by following Cisco Delgado (José Suárez) into Mexico and bringing him to justice. | 1966 | |
The Ugly Ones Eugenio Martín |
Jose Gomez (Tomas Milian), a recently escaped outlaw, is followed to his hometown by bounty hunter Luke Chilson (Richard Wyler). Unaware that he is a hardened criminal, the townspeople attempt to hide him from his pursuer. | 1966 | Awards: 2nd place at the National Syndicate of Spectacle in 1966 |
Johnny Oro Sergio Corbucci |
Based on a story by Adriano Bolzoni and Franco Rossetti, gunfighter Johnny Oro (Mark Damon) reluctantly helps a local sheriff (Ettore Manni) defend his town against a group of bandits. | 1966 | |
Django Sergio Corbucci |
A wandering gunfighter (Franco Nero), who drags a coffin behind him, becomes involved in a feud between a white supremacist organization and a Mexican bandit gang batting each other over control of a border town. | 6 April 1966 | |
Tempo di massacro Lucio Fulci |
Tom Corbett (Franco Nero) and his brother Jeff (George Hilton) faces off with the outlaw gang which has taken over their hometown. AKA Massacre Time. | 10 August 1966 | |
Johnny Yuma Romolo Guerrieri |
When a wealthy rancher dies under mysterious circumstances, his widow Samantha Felton (Rosalba Neri) plots the death of his nephew and heir to his fortune, gunfighter Johnny Yuma (Mark Damon). | 11 August 1966 | |
The Big Gundown Sergio Sollima |
Jonathan Corbett (Lee Van Cleef), a lawman and bounty hunter, chases the Mexican bandit Cuchillo Sanchez (Tomas Milian) across the frontier. | 29 November 1966 | |
A Bullet for the General Damiano Damiani |
A mercenary is hired to infiltrate a group of Mexican revolutionaries and befriends one of the rebels, El Chucho (Gian Maria Volonte). | 7 December 1966 | |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Sergio Leone |
In the final installment of the Dollars trilogy, the Man With No Name becomes involved with bandit Tuco (Eli Wallach) and Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) in a search for a stolen US Army gold shipment. | 23 December 1966 | Awards: 2nd place for Best Action Performance (Clint Eastwood) at the 1968 Laurel Awards. |
Any Gun Can Play Enzo Castellari |
Clayton (Eddie Byrnes), a bank employee, is forced to seek the help of an aging Mexican bandit (Gilbert Roland) and a bounty hunter (George Hilton) to help recover a gold shipment stolen during a train robbery. | 1967 | |
The Hellbenders Sergio Corbucci |
An ex-Confederate officer (Joseph Cotten) and his sons plot to rob a train in order to revive the Confederacy. | 1967 | |
The Hills Run Red Sergio Corbucci |
Returning home following the Civil War, Jerry Brewster (Thomas Hunter) and Mendez (Henry Silva) are caught with stolen money by Union troops. While Mendez escapes, Brewster is caught and spends the next five years in prison. Upon his release, Brewster finds Mendez has used the money to make himself a powerful crime boss and goes after him for revenge. | 1967 | |
Death Rides a Horse Gulio Petroni |
Bill Meceita (John Phillip Law) teams up with an ex-outlaw (Lee Van Cleef) to go after the outlaws who murdered his family as a child. | 1967 | |
Django, Kill... If You Live, Shoot! Giulio Questi |
The Stranger (Tomas Milian) battles a priest and a group of bandits over a stolen gold shipment. | 1967 | |
A Stranger in Town Luigi Vanzi |
A gunfighter, known only as "The Stranger" (Tony Anthony), seeks revenge against the local crime boss after he double crosses him in a deal. | 13 January 1967 | |
Payment in Blood Enzo Castellari |
A bounty hunter (Edd Byrnes) goes joins a bandit gang to discover the location of a Union Army cashbox stolen during the Civil War. | 14 April 1967 | |
The Stranger Returns Luigi Vanzi |
The mysterious gunfighter (Tony Anthony) and a local preacher (Marco Guglielmi) track down an outlaw gang which has robbed a stagecoach made of solid gold. | 17 August 1967 | |
God Forgives... I Don't! Giuseppe Colizzi |
A robber hijacks a payroll train, kills everyone, then stashes the loot. A gunslinger learns about it and decides he wants to steal the money for himself and hatches a plan to get it. | October 31, 1967 | |
Face to Face Sergio Sollima |
Brad Fletcher (Gian Maria Volontè), a history professor, unexpectedly falls in with a bandit gang led by Soloman Bennett (Tomas Milian) outlaw gang. | 23 November 1967 | |
Day of Anger Tonino Valerii |
Frank Talby (Lee Van Cleef) takes a younger gunfighter (Montgomery Wood) under his wing. | 19 December 1967 | |
Requiescant Carlo Lizzani |
After surviving his family being massacred, a young boy is taken in and raised by a preacher. Years later he comes face to face with the man that killed his family and he is tempted into back into violence. | 1967 | |
Tepepa Giulio Petroni |
Mexican guerilla leader Tepapa (Tomas Milian) matches wits with the local chief of police Colonel Cascorro (Orson Welles). | 1968 | |
Run, Man, Run! Sergio Sollima |
A sequel to The Big Gundown, Tomas Milian reprises his role as the Mexican bandit Cuchillo Sanchez who competes with various gunfighters, mercenaries, bounty hunters and outlaws to find a fortune in gold once belonging to Mexican revolutionaries. | 1968 | |
Guns for San Sebastian Henri Verneuil |
An outlaw (Anthony Quinn) seeking sanctuary is brought by a priest to the small village San Sebastian. When the priest is killed, the townspeople mistakenly believe that the outlaw is the priest. | 20 March 1968 | |
Beyond the Law Giorgio Stegani |
In a race against his former partner, Billy Joe Cudlip (Lee Van Cleef) poses as the sheriff in order to steal a silver shipment. | 10 April 1968 | |
The Ruthless Four Giorgio Capitani |
Sam Cooper (Van Heflin), a down and out prospector, unexpectedly discovers a gold mine. When his partner is killed in an attempt on his life, Cooper seeks out an old mining partner Manolo Sanchez (George Hilton) to join him. They are later joined by outlaw Brent the Blonde (Klaus Kinski) and hired gun Mason (Gilbert Roland), the latter hired for Cooper's protection. | 6 August 1968 | |
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death Gianfranco Parolini |
Hired to investigate a series of robberies against a stagecoach line, Sartana (Gianni Garko) encounters a vicious outlaw leader (William Berger). | 14 August 1968 | |
The Mercenary Sergio Corbucci |
A Polish mercenary and a Mexican bandit, Sergei Kowalski (Franco Nero) and Paco Roman (Tony Musante), join forces and together raise an army during the Mexican Revolution. | 29 August 1968 | |
Find a Place to Die Giuliano Carnimeo |
An ex-Confederate soldier, Joe Collins (Jeffrey Hunter), finds redemption when he defends a woman (Pascale Petit) and her gold mine from a gang of outlaws. | 21 September 1968 | |
Ace High Giuseppe Colizzi |
When Cacopoulos (Eli Wallach) is saved from being hanged, he robs local outlaws Cat Stevens (Terrence Hill) and Hutch Bessy (Bud Spencer) and uses the money for revenge against his old partners who betrayed him. | 31 October 1968 | |
The Great Silence Sergio Corbucci |
A mute gunfighter (Jean-Louis Trintignant) faces a group of outlaws while stranded in the Great Blizzard of 1899. | 19 November 1968 | |
Once Upon a Time in the West Sergio Leone |
A drifter (Charles Bronson) and an outlaw (Jason Robards) join forces against a vicious gunman (Henry Fonda) hired by the railroad to run a woman off her home. | 21 December 1968 | |
Go Kill Everybody and Come Back Alone Enzo Castellari |
A mercenary (Chuck Connors) and a Confederate officer (Frank Wolff) gather a small hand-picked group to raid a Union fort which holds a large stockpile of cash. | December 31, 1968 | |
No Room to Die Sergio Garrone |
One of the lesser known "unofficial" Django/Sartana sequels, the two gunfighters become involved in illegal smuggling across the U.S.-Mexican border. | 1969 | |
The Five Man Army Don Taylor |
Co-written by Dario Argento and Marc Richards, a mercenary (Peter Graves) gathers together a small group of bandits to rob a train carrying a large gold shipment being guarded by the Mexican Army. | 16 October 1969 | |
The Specialist Sergio Corbucci |
Bret Dixon (Johnny Hallyday) returns to his hometown when his brother is killed by a lynch mob. | 26 November 1969 | |
The Price of Power Tonino Valerii |
In a story closely resembling the JFK assassination, Pinkerton detective Bill Willer (Montgomery Wood) attempts to prevent the planned assassination of President James Garfield upon his visit to Dallas. | 18 December 1969 | |
Sabata Gianfranco Parolini |
Sabata (Lee Van Cleef), a mercenary and gun-for-hire, pursues seven men who have stolen $100,000 from a US Army safe. | 1969 | |
A Man Called Sledge Vic Morrow |
Outlaw Luther Sledge (James Garner) is enlisted to steal a gold shipment held in a prison. | 1970 | |
I'll Forgive You, Before I Kill You Juan Bosch |
Based on a novel by Lou Carrigan, a young man (Richard Harrison) decides to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a local land baron. Enlisting the aid of a notorious, yet good-natured, bandit (Fernando Sancho), they are faced with the land baron's hired gun, Sabata. | 6 August 1970 | |
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End Demofilo Fidani Diego Spataro |
Bounty hunters Django and Sartana take on a gang of bandits who, after holding a young woman hostage, attempt to escape into Mexico. | 14 November 1970 | |
Compañeros Sergio Corbucci |
An arms dealer, Yolaf Peterson (Franco Nero) agrees to help a Mexican revolutionary (Tomas Milian) free a professor to help them rob a bank. However, they are hunted by Peterson's former business partner (Jack Palance). | 18 December 1970 | |
They Call Me Trinity Enzo Barboni |
A wandering drifter, Trinity (Terence Hill) discovers his outlaw brother Bambino (Bud Spencer) masquerading as the sheriff of a mining town. Followed by Trinity Is Still My Name, the film not only provided the breakout roles of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer but also influenced the comedy-westerns during the next decade. | 22 December 1970 | |
Savage Guns Demofilo Fidani |
After his brother is killed after witnessing the murder of a tavern owner, Sam Wallach (Robert Woods) goes after the bandit leader responsible. | 1971 | |
A Pistol for Django Luigi Batzella |
When his fiancee is abducted during a bank robbery, Django (Jeff Cameron) goes after the Cortez Brothers who are hiding in a fortified cavern. He is aided by a fellow gunfighter (Gengher Gatti) and a bank employee (John Desmont) to help rescue his girl and recover the money. | 8 May 1971 | |
Adiós, Sabata Gianfranco Parolini |
Sabata (Yul Brynner) helps Mexican revolutionaries steal a wagonload of gold. | 24 May 1971 | |
Return of Sabata Gianfranco Parolini |
Soon after arriving in Hobsonville, Sabata (Lee van Cleef) encounters and battles a robber baron. | 3 September 1971 | |
Captain Apache Alexander Singer |
US Army officer Captain Apache (Lee Van Cleef) investigates the murder of commissioner. | 10 September 1971 | |
Red Sun Terence Young |
Bounty hunter Link Stuart (Charles Bronson) and samurai Kuroda Jubie (Toshiro Mifume) pursue Gauche (Alain Delon) who has stolen an ancient sword being intended as a gift to U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. | 15 September 1971 | |
Price of Death Lorenzo Gicca Palli |
A gunfighter (Gianni Garko) is hired to prove the innocence of outlaw Chester Conway (Klaus Kinski). | 17 September 1971 | |
A Man Called Apocalypse Joe Leopoldo Savona |
Joe Clifford (Anthony Steffen), a traveling actor and part time hired gunman, inherits a gold mine from his uncle. | 20 September 1971 | |
Viva! Django Edoardo Mulargia |
With the help of a horse thief (Stelio Candelli), Django (Anthony Steffen) tracks down the renegade outlaws who murdered his wife. | 29 September 1971 | |
Trinity Is Still My Name Enzo Barboni |
Terence Hill and Bud Spencer reprise their roles as brothers Trinity and Bambino who make a promise to their dying father to become successful outlaws. However, not long after, they are mistaken as federal agents and unintentionally come to the aid of a local family they had previously tried to hold up. | 21 October 1971 | Awards: Goldene Leinwand in 1973 |
A Fistful of Dynamite Sergio Leone |
After crossing paths, ex-IRA man Sean Mallory (James Coburn) and a Mexican bandit (Rod Steiger) are caught in the middle of the Mexican Revolution. | 29 October 1971 | Awards: 1 David di Donatello Award for Best Director (1973) (Tied with Franco Zeffirelli for Brother Sun, Sister Moon) |
Blindman Ferdinando Baldi |
A gunfighter known as the Blindman (Tony Anthony) and others are hired to escort fifty mail order brides to a mining camp. His partners instead sell the women to a Mexican bandit, and the Blindman goes into Mexico after them. | 11 November 1971 | |
The Legend of Frenchie King Christian-Jaque Guy Casaril (uncredited) |
Two women, Louise (Brigitte Bardot) and Marie Sarrazin (Claudia Cardinale) fight over the deed to an oil ranch. | 16 December 1971 | |
Requiem for a Bounty Hunter Angelo Pannacciò |
Rancher Nick Barton (Michael Forrest) enlists the help of Whistler (Ray O'Conner), a silent bounty hunter, to go after the outlaw gang who murdered his family. | 2 January 1972 | |
Ben and Charlie Michele Lupo |
Ben Bellew (Giuliano Gemma) and Charlie Logan (George Eastman), a pair small time thieves, match wits with a Pinkerton detective (Giacomo Rossi-Stuart). | 4 February 1972 | |
It Can Be Done Amigo Maurizio Lucidi |
Hiram Coburn (Bud Spencer) helps a child (Renato Cestiè) reclaim his rightful inheritance to an oil well. | 31 March 1972 | |
Django ... Adios! Roberto Mauri |
The last of Roberto Mauri's series of Spaghetti westerns, Django (Brad Harris) is helped by a Mexican revolutionary (José Torres) to prove his innocence from a bank robbery. | 2 April 1972 | |
Gunmen and the Holy Ghost Roberto Mauri |
7 May 1972 | ||
Cut-Throats Nine Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent |
US Cavalrymen are killed while escorting group of convicts to prison. The survivors, Sergeant Brown (Robert Hundar) and his daughter (Emma Cohen), are forced to escort the prisoners across the Rocky Mountains by foot. | 1972 | |
J & S: Criminal Story of an Outlaw Couple Sergio Corbucci |
Sheriff Franciscus (Telly Savalas) pursues an outlaw (Tomas Milian) and his girlfriend (Susan George). | 11 August 1972 | |
Too Much Gold for One Gringo Juan Bosch |
A group of outlaws and bandits await the release of an elderly prospector who is believed to have hidden 28 sacks of gold 20 years earlier. Trash (Anthony Steffen) and Josè (Daniel Martín), two local desperadoes, gain the confidence of the old man and follow him on his quest to recover the gold. However, they are closely followed by Firmin Rojas (Fernando Sancho) and his gang, among other villains, wishing to take the gold for themselves. | 19 August 1972 | |
The West Is Tough, Amigo... Alleluja's Here Giuliano Carnimeo |
30 August 1972 | ||
Man of the East Enzo Barboni |
Written and directed by Enzo Barboni, this western-comedy tells the story of English gentleman Sir Thomas Fitzpatrick Phillip Moore (Terence Hill) who travels to the American frontier according to the last wishes of his late father. Befriended by drifters Bull Schmidt (Gregory Walcott), Holy Joe (Harry Carry, Jr.) and Monkey Smith (Dominic Barto), they attempt to teach Moore to become a "real man". The free spirited young man is soon forced to defend himself against local gunman Morton Clayton (Riccardo Pizzuti) who becomes jealous over the developing romance with a local rancher's daughter, Candida Austin (Yanti Somer). | 28 September 1972 | |
Pancho Villa Eugenio Martín |
After being double-crossed in an arms deal, Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (Telly Savalas) and an arms dealer (Clint Walker) raid a US Army weapons depot in retaliation. | 31 October 1972 | |
Trinity and Sartana Are Coming Mario Siciliano |
Trinity (Harry Baird) and Sartana (Robert Widmark) are two "Robin Hood" style outlaws, no relation to the fictional characters of the same name, who face a local crime boss (Stelio Candelli). | 1972 | |
Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado Diego Spataro Joe D'Amato |
The first film directed by former light operator Joe D'Amato, the film stars Stan Cooper as a con man who teams with a dancer (Daniela Giordano) against a group of bandits, the Pistoleros. The film also featured a soundtrack composed by Giancarlo Chiaramello. | 12 November 1972 | |
The Return of Clint the Stranger Alfonso Balcázar |
Set five years after the 1967 film Clint the Stranger, Clint Murrayson (George Martin) returns to his hometown to find it overrun with bandits terrorizing local farmers. Klaus Kinski also appears as a bounty hunter seeking to collect the reward for Murrayson's capture. | 14 December 1972 | |
Now They Call Him Sacramento Alfonso Balcázar |
Three outlaws (Michael Forest, Fred Harrison, Paolo Gozlino) inadvertently help a local banker planning to evict farmers by robbing a train carrying their mortgage payments to the bank. | 23 December 1972 | |
A Bounty Killer for Trinity Oscar Santaniello |
The townspeople of Trinity hire a bounty hunter (Jeff Cameron) to protect them from local bandits. | 23 December 1972 | |
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die Tonino Valerii |
A dishonored Union Army officer (James Coburn) leads a group of convicts to retake Fort Holman from the Confederate Army. | 27 December 1972 | |
Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons...Sons of God Mario Siciliano |
In this slapstick comedy, Alleluja (Ron Ely) and Sartana (Robert Widmark) are conmen who attempt to swindle a young widow (Uschi Glas). | 29 December 1972 | |
Storm Rider Giancarlo Santi |
Also known as The Grand Duel. Framed for the murder of land baron David Saxon (Horst Frank), Philipp Wermeer (Peter O'Brien) is pursued by the relentless Hole the Bounty Hunter (Antonio Casale) hired by Saxon's three sons. He is later joined by a former sheriff (Lee Van Cleef), who eventually return to confront the Saxon brothers. | 29 December 1972 | |
Life's Tough, Eh Providence? Giulio Petroni |
Tomas Milian stars in this comedy-western as Provvidenza, an eccentric bounty hunter traveling the American Southwest around the turn of the century. | 29 December 1972 | |
My Name Is Shanghai Joe Mario Caiano |
During his travels the American West, recently arrived Chinese immigrant Shanghai Joe (Chen Lee) encounters Texan rancher Stanley Spencer (Piero Lulli) who has been enslaving Mexican peasants from across the border. After setting free a group of them, a price is put on his head and is forced to face a group of outlaws led by bounty hunter Scalper Jack (Klaus Kinski). | 1972 | |
In the West There Was a Man Named Invincible Giuliano Carnimeo |
1973 | ||
My Name Is Nobody Tonino Valarii Sergio Leone |
Aging gunfighter Jack Beauregard (Henry Fonda), is followed by a happy-go-lucky drifter (Terence Hill) whose desire to have his boyhood hero go out "in a blaze of glory" has him arrange Beauregard to face a 150-man outlaw gang known as The Wild Bunch. | 13 December 1973 | Awards: Goldene Leinwand in 1974 |
Ten Cowboys and an Indian Gianfranco Baldanello |
Ringo (Fabio Testi) encounters an Indian hunting the ten men who burned his village and killed the inhabitants. | 18 August 1974 | |
Carambola Ferdinando Baldi |
A comedy-western influenced by the popular Trinity-series, mismatched gunrunners Len (Paul Smith) and Coby (Antonio Cantafora) challenge a rival smuggler (Horst Frank) in a hunt for $500,000 reward. The success of the film spawned a sequel, The Crazy Adventures of Len and Coby. | 13 September 1974 | |
The Crazy Bunch Giuliano Carnimeo |
Sequel to the 1973 film In the West There Was a Man Named Invincible, George Hilton returns as Tresette who sneaks into an insane asylum to find a man who hold a key to a fortune in gold. | 1974 | |
The Stranger and the Gunfighter Antonio Margheriti |
A gunfighter (Lee Van Cleef) and a martial artist (Lieh Lo) hunt for hidden treasure while being hunted by a bandit gang. | 1974 | |
White Fang to the Rescue Tonino Ricci |
Based on a story by Jack London, a prospector (Maurizio Merli) goes after the local crime boss (Jack Palance) seeking to avenge his mining partner. | 1974 | |
Red Coat Joe D'Amato |
Bill Cormack (Fabio Testi), a Canadian Mountie, chases a wanted outlaw and fugitive Cariboo (Guido Mannari) across the Canadian Rockies. | 1974 | |
The White, the Yellow, and the Black Sergio Corbucci |
In this western-comedy, Sheriff Edward "Black Jack" Gideon (Eli Wallach) is paired with a clumsy but well-meaning samurai (Tomas Milian) and a wanted outlaw (Montgomery Wood) to recover a captured Japanese show pony from a group of US Army deserters. | 17 January 1975 | |
The Silent Stranger/Lo straniero di silenzio Luigi Vanzi |
The Stranger (Tony Anthony) finds himself between two warring families in Japan. Filmed in 1968 not released until 1975 due to a dispute between Allan Klien and MGM. | 20 June 1975 | |
Four of the Apocalypse Lucio Fulci |
Stubby Preston (Fabio Testi), a gambler and conman, leads a group of misfits (Lynne Frederick, Harry Baird and Michael J. Pollard) through the Utah Territory while pursued by the Mexican bandit, Chaco (Tomas Milian). | 12 August 1975 | |
Take a Hard Ride Antonio Margheriti |
A lone cowboy and trail boss (Jim Brown) is pursued by a bounty hunter (Lee Van Cleef) after he is entrusted with a small fortune by his employer. He also encounters a gambler (Fred Williamson), a half-breed Indian (Jim Kelly) and a woman (Catherine Spaak) who also attempt to con him out of the money. | 10 October 1975 | |
A Genius, Two Partners and an Idiot Damiano Damiani Sergio Leone (uncredited) |
In this comedy-western, conman Joe Thanks (Terence Hill) joins forces with Bill Locomotiva (Robert Charlebois) and Lucy (Miou-Miou) to steal $300,000 from Major Cabot, a corrupt U.S. Army officer. | 16 December 1975 | Awards: Goldene Leinwand in 1978 |
Cipolla Colt Enzo Castellari |
13 February 1976 | ||
God's Gun Gianfranco Parolini |
A gunfighter (Lee Van Cleef) returns to avenge the death of his twin brother, a local priest, as well as to protect a mother (Sybil Danning) and son (Leif Garrett) from local outlaw Sam Clayton (Jack Palance). | 1976 | |
Whiskey and Ghosts Antonio Margheriti |
Napoleone B. Higgins (Tom Scott), a traveling snake-oil salesman on the run from Mexican bandits, encounters the ghosts of Davy Crockett, Pecos Bill and Johnny Appleseed. | 1976 | |
Keoma Enzo Castellari |
Returning to his home following the end of the American Civil War, Keoma (Franco Nero) finds the bordertown under the control of an outlaw gang led by ex-Confederate soldier Caldwell (Donald O'Brien) as well as Keoma's three half-brothers. Attempting to free the town from Caldwell's gang, Keoma joins for his father's former ranch hand to run Caldwell and his brothers out of town. | 1976 | Widely considered to be one of the last great spaghetti westerns produced by an Italian studio, the film was later honored at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2007. |
Get Mean Ferdinando Baldi |
In a loosely based parody of The Man With No Name, Tony Anthony returns as the nameless gunfighter known as The Stranger who is hired to safely escort a princess (Diana Lorys) across Spain. | 1976 | |
A Girl Named Apache Giorgio Mariuzzo |
A US Cavalry officer (Al Cliver) rescues a Apache woman (Yara Kewa) from gun runner Honest Jeremy (Corrado Olmi) and his gang. | 10 December 1976 | |
Mannaja Sergio Martino |
A machete-wielding bounty hunter (Maurizio Merli) on the trail of outlaw Burt Craven (Donald O'Brien) is hired by the owner of a local silver mine to find his missing daughter Debra (Sonja Jeannine). | 1977 | |
California Michele Lupo |
Michael "California" Random (Montgomery Wood) is forced to become an outlaw after being released from a prisoner-of-war camp at the end of the American Civil War. | 1977 | |
Silver Saddle Lucio Fulci |
In the third and final Spaghetti Western directed by Lucio Fulci, bounty hunter Roy Blood (Montgomery Wood) becomes involved in a plot to kidnap the nephew of the land baron who had his father killed when he was a boy. | 20 April 1978 | |
China 9, Liberty 37 Monte Hellman |
A gunfighter (Fabio Testi) sentenced to hang is allowed to go free in exchange for agreeing to murder local rancher Matthew Sebanek (Warren Oates). However, unable to go through with the arrangement, he instead goes on the run. Joined later by Matthew's wife Catherine (Jenny Agutter), he is chased down by her husband along with his former employers. | 4 August 1978 |