Essential Top 20 Films

From The Spaghetti Western Database

Almost unchallenged at the top of the list, Sergio Leone's masterpiece epic The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is a film everyone should have seen in his life. Click here to read a review.

Click here to listen to a sample audio file from the soundtrack to The Mercenary (currently on #8) by Ennio Morricone.

Compiled from meanwhile 73 user Top-20-lists, The Spaghetti Western Database proudly presents: The Top 20 Essential Italian Westerns, a dynamically changing list of the most important Spaghetti Westerns.

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• A note on the points system: The top 20 films from each list were scored using the following formula: #1=25 points; #2=21 points; #3=19 points; #4= 17 points and then down to #20=1 point.
• We also included those who didn't make it into the top 20 at the bottom of this page
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21.If You Meet Sartana, Pray for Your Death G. Parolini 68 (199 points); 22.Blindman F. Baldi 71 (167 points); 23. Return of Ringo D. Tessari 65 (132 points); 24.Mannaja S. Martino 77 (130 points); 25. $10,000 Blood Money R. Guerrieri 67 (107 points); 26. God Forgives… I Don’t G. Colizzi 67 (107 points); 27. Light the Fuse… Sartana is Coming G. Carnimeo 70 (89 points); 28. Navajo Joe S. Corbucci 66 (79 points); 29. The Forgotten Pistolero F. Baldi 69 (77 points); 30. And God Said to Cain A. Margheriti 69 (71 points);

31. The Grand Duel G. Santi 72 (60 points); 32. Tepepa G. Petroni 68 (56 points); 33. A Pistol for Ringo D.Tessari 65 (52 points); 34. Bandidos M. Dallamano 67 (52 points); 35. Django, Prepare a Coffin F. Baldi 68 (50 points); 36. The Hellbenders S. Corbucci 66 (50 points); 37. Vengeance A. Margheriti 68 (47 points); 38. Matalo! C. Canevari 70 (46 points); 39. Massacre Time L. Fulci 66 (45 points); 40. Four of the Apocalypse L. Fulci 75 (44 points);

41. I'm Sartana, Your Angel of Death G. Carnimeo 69 (43 points); 42. Ace High G. Colizzi 68 (42 point); 43. The Specialists S. Corbucci 70 (37 points); 43. Cut-Throats Nine J.L.R. Marchent 72 (37 points); 43. Trinity is Still my Name E. Barboni 71 (37 points); 46. Johnny Hamlet E.G. Castellari 68 (36 points); 47. Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay G. Carnimeo 70 (34 points); 48. El puro E. Mulargia 69 (34 points); 49. The Bounty Killer E. Martín 66 (34 points); 50. Death Sentence M. Lanfranchi 68 (33 points); 50. Adios Sabata G. Parolini 71 (33 points);

52. Arizona Colt M. Lupo 66 (33 point) 53. Django the Bastard S. Garrone 69 (31 points); 54. I Want Him Dead P. Bianchini 69 (30 points); 55. Texas, Adios F. Baldi 66 (30 points); 56. A Bullet for Sandoval J. Buchs 69 (28 points); 57. A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die F. Giraldi 68 (27 points); 58. They Call Me Trinity E. Barboni 70 (26 points); 59. They Call Him Cemetery G. Carnimeo 71 (25 points); 60. Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe M. Caiano 73 (24 points); 61. Yankee T. Brass 66 (23 points);

62. Red Sun T. Young 71 (22 points); 63. The Price of Power T. Valerii 69 (22 points); 63. Kill and Pray C. Lizzani 67 (22 points); 65. The Five Man Army D. Taylor 69 (22 points); 66. A Man Called Sledge V. Morrow 70 (21 points); 66. Johnny Yuma R. Guerrieri 67 (21 points); 68. The Moment to Kill G. Carnimeo 67 (20 points); 69. Days of Violence A. Brescia 67 (20 points); 70. The Silent Stranger L. Vanzi 69 (18 points); 71. A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die T. Valerii 72 (17 points);

72. Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead G. Vari 71 (17 points); 72. One Silver Dollar G. Ferroni 65 (17 points); 72. Cost of Dying S. Merolle 68 (17 points); 75. Revenge for Revenge M. Colucci 68 (17 points); 76. Killer, adios P. Zeglio 68 (16 points); 77. Twice a Judas N. Cicero 68 (14 points); 77. Garringo R.R. Marchent 69 (14 points); 77. Execution D. Paoella 68 (14 points); 80. Long Days of Vengeance F. Vancini 66 (13 points); 81. California M. Lupo 77 (13 points);

82. Killer Caliber .32 A. Brescia 67 (13 points); 82. Long Live Your Death D. Tessari 71 (13 points); 84. The Ruthless Four G. Capitani 68 (12 points); 84. El Rojo L. Savona 67 (12 points); 86. Ramon the Mexican M. Pradeaux 66 (11 points); 86. The Price of Death L. Gicca Palli 71 (11 points); 86. Django Kills Softly M. Pupillo 67 (11 points); 89. The Return of Sabata G. Parolini 71 (10 points); 90. God Made Them ... I Kill Them P. Bianchini 67 (10 points); 91. Sonny and Jed S. Corbucci 72 (9 points);

91. The Man Called Noon P. Collinson 73 (9 points); 91. Black Killer C. Croccolo 71 (9 points); 91. Minnesota Clay S. Corbucci 65 (9 points); 95. They Call Me Halleluja G. Carnimeo 71 (8 points); 96. The Stranger Returns L. Vanzi 67 (7 points); 97. No Room to Die/ A Long File of Crosses S. Garrone 69 (7 points); 97. A Barrel Full of Dollars D. Fidani 71 (7 points); 99. Today It's Me... Tomorrow You! T. Cervi 68 (7 points); 99. Boot Hill G. Colizzi 69 (7 points); 99. Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! B. Corbucci 68 (7 points);

99. The Hills Run Red / A River of Dollars C. Lizzani 66 (7 points); 103. A Stranger in Town L. Vanzi 67 (6 points); 104. Wanted G. Ferroni 67 (6 points); 105. Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin G. Carnimeo 70 (6 points); 106. Blood at Sundown 1.000 Dollars on the Black A. Cardone 66 (5 points); 106. Requiem for a Gringo / Duel in the Eclipse J.L. Merino 68 (5 points); 108. The Greatest Robbery in the West M. Lucidi 67 (5 points); 108. Little Rita nel West F. Baldi 67 (5 points); 110. 100 000 Dollars for a Killing G. Fago 67 (4 points); 111. Pistoleros A. Caltabiano 67 (3 points);

112. Night of the Serpent G. Petroni 70 (3 points); 112. Black Jack G. Baldanello 68 (3 points); 114. Gunfight at Red Sands R. Blasco 63 (2 points); 114. The Dirty Outlaws / El Desperado F. Rossetti 67 (2 points); 114. Sartana Does Not Forgive A. Balcázar 69 (2 points); 114. Cowards Don't Pray M. Siciliano 69 (2 points); 118. Sometimes Life Is Hard - Right, Providence? G. Petroni 72 (1 point); 118. Viva Maria L. Malle 65 (1 point); 118. It Can Be Done, Amigo M. Lucidi 72 (1 point); 118. Man: His Pride and His Vengeance L. Bazzoni 68 (1 point);

118. This Man Can't Die G. Baldanello 67 (1 point); 118. The Beast M. Costa 70 (1 points);