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Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent - by Thomas Weisser (Paperback)

Name: Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent - by Thomas Weisser (Paperback)
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Spaghetti Westerns--mostly produced in Italy or by Italians but made throughout Europe--were bleaker, rougher, grittier imitations of Hollywood Westerns, focusing on heroes only slightly less evil than the villains.
About the Author: Thomas Weisser is the editor and founder of "Asian Cult Cinema" magazine, as well as the author of numerous books on European and Asian cinema.
498 Pages
Reference, Bibliographies & Indexes

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"Spaghetti Westerns--mostly produced in Italy or by Italians but made throughout Europe--were bleaker, rougher, grittier imitations of Hollywood Westerns, focusing on heroes only slightly less evil than the villains. After a main filmography covering 558 Spaghetti Westerns, another section provides filmographies of personnel--actors, directors, musical composers, scriptwriters, cinematographers. Appendices provide lists of the popular Django films and the Sartana films, a listing of U.S.-made Spaghetti Western lookalikes, and lists of the genre's best and worst--Back cover.

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Spaghetti Westerns--mostly produced in Italy or by Italians but made throughout Europe--were bleaker, rougher, grittier imitations of Hollywood Westerns, focusing on heroes only slightly less evil than the villains. After a main filmography covering 558 Spaghetti Westerns, another section provides filmographies of personnel--actors and actresses, directors, musical composers, scriptwriters, cinematographers. Appendices provide lists of the popular Django films and the Sartana films, a listing of U.S.-made Spaghetti Western lookalikes, top ten and twenty lists and a list of the genre's worst.

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"recommended without reservation"-ARBA; "recommend it highly...very valuable"-Wrangler's Roost; "fills out the history and heritage of the western"-Wilson Library Bulletin.

About the Author

Thomas Weisser is the editor and founder of "Asian Cult Cinema" magazine, as well as the author of numerous books on European and Asian cinema. He lives in Fort Pierce, Florida.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.12 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 1.11 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.55 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 498

Genre: Reference

Sub-Genre: Bibliographies & Indexes

Publisher: McFarland & Company

Format: Paperback

Author: Thomas Weisser

Language: English

Street Date: September 5, 2005

TCIN: 87957509

UPC: 9780786424429

Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-0897

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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