Items35The creator’s order
  1. 1A Fistful of Dollars (1964)A Fistful of Dollars (1964) 7.9/10 on IMDbReleased 12 Sept 1964A stranger treats two rival powers in a border town as competing opportunities, making the familiar gunfighter seem mercenary before he becomes heroic. Sergio Leone's Italian-led production finds enormous tension in faces, distance and a few decisive movements. Start here for a lean route into the…0
  2. 2For a Few Dollars More (1965)For a Few Dollars More (1965) 8.2/10 on IMDbReleased 18 Dec 1965The partnership between two bounty hunters keeps changing according to what each understands about the other. Lee Van Cleef's watchful stillness gives Clint Eastwood somebody formidable to play against. This European co-production turns a straightforward pursuit into a contest over professional…0
  3. 3The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 8.8/10 on IMDbReleased 23 Dec 1966Three men possess different pieces of the route to a fortune while a civil war makes their greed look both absurd and lethal. Leone's Italian production expands the scale without losing the suspense of a face or a hand. Give its long, digressive journey room: the climactic precision matters because…0
  4. 4The Great Silence (1968)The Great Silence (1968) 7.7/10 on IMDbReleased 22 Nov 1968Snow makes the frontier look inhospitable before anyone reaches for a gun. Sergio Corbucci's Italian-French western pits a mute defender against bounty hunters whose violence has official permission. The severe contrast between law and justice is the attraction, with a cruelty that makes this a…0
  5. 5Django (1966)Django (1966) 7.2/10 on IMDbReleased 6 Apr 1966Mud and a coffin dragged through town immediately replace the clean heroic silhouette with something bruised and threatening. Franco Nero's gunman moves between rival armed groups in Corbucci's Italian-Spanish production. Choose the 1966 original for its abrasive physical world and compressed…0
  6. 6A Bullet for the General (1967)A Bullet for the General (1967) 7.0/10 on IMDbReleased 13 Jan 1967Stealing weapons becomes a test of whether profit and revolutionary loyalty can coexist. Damiano Damiani's Italian western gives its mismatched companions an argument that keeps sharpening as they travel. It is a useful next step when you want the excitement of a train robbery to open onto…0
  7. 7Compañeros (1970)Compañeros (1970) 7.2/10 on IMDbReleased 18 Dec 1970An arms dealer and a Mexican rebel have practical reasons to keep one another alive, even when their instincts pull apart. The Italian-led production lets their quarrels carry buoyant adventure while the revolutionary setting puts opportunism under pressure. Come for the unlikely double act, with…0
  8. 8Keoma (1976)Keoma (1976) 7.0/10 on IMDbReleased 25 Nov 1976A returning veteran finds his hometown divided by armed power, prejudice and disease, so the homecoming offers no stable refuge. Franco Nero's ragged presence and the emphatic music make this Italian western feel almost operatic. It is an atmospheric late-period choice for viewers drawn to ruined…0
  9. 9Face to Face (1967)Face to Face (1967) 7.1/10 on IMDbReleased 24 Nov 1967A professor's encounter with an outlaw becomes an education in the attractions of power. Sergio Sollima's Italian-Spanish western makes the changing balance between the two men more unsettling than a simple pursuit. Choose the 1967 film for its political character study; the title also belongs to…0
  10. 10The Big Gundown (1967)The Big Gundown (1967) 7.4/10 on IMDbReleased 3 Mar 1967A bounty hunter's pursuit of a Mexican man accused of a horrific crime gradually tests the certainty behind the chase. Lee Van Cleef's assurance and Tomas Milian's evasive energy give the Italian-Spanish production a gripping imbalance. The accusation is something to investigate, making this a…0