Spaghetti Western

The spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's filmmaking style and international box-office success.^[1] The term was used by foreign critics because most of these Westerns were produced and directed by Italians.^[2]

Leone's films and other core spaghetti Westerns are often described as having eschewed, criticized or even "demythologized"^[3] many of the conventions of traditional U.S. Westerns. This was partly intentional, and partly the context of a different cultural background.^[4]

^ Nelson, Peter (9 January 2011). "The spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone". Spaghetti Western Database. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ Gelten, Simon; Lindberg (10 November 2015). "Introduction". Spaghetti Western Database. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ Dirks, Tim. "Westerns Films (part 5)". Filmsite. American Movie Classics Company LLC. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ Frayling (2006) pp. 39–67

[1] Nelson, Peter (9 January 2011). "The spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone". Spaghetti Western Database. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

[2] Gelten, Simon; Lindberg (10 November 2015). "Introduction". Spaghetti Western Database. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

[3] Dirks, Tim. "Westerns Films (part 5)". Filmsite. American Movie Classics Company LLC. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

[4] Frayling (2006) pp. 39–67

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