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These twenty films were voted by our community as the essential films of the genre. More information on our voting procedure and where to find those that didn't make the top 20 you'll find at the bottom of the page. For an introduction to the genre, please visit our '''[[Introduction]]'''.
These films were voted by our community as the essential films of the genre. More info on our voting procedure and where to find those that didn't make the top 50, you'll find at the bottom of the page. For an introduction to the genre, please visit our '''[[Introduction]]'''. For an "annotated" article, check out Scherpschutter's [[The Top 20 Essential Spaghetti Westerns, Part 1]] and [[The Top 20 Essential Spaghetti Westerns, Part 2|Part 2]].


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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[The Good, the Bad & the Ugly|THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY]]''', [[Sergio Leone]] (1966)
| '''[[The Good, the Bad & the Ugly|THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY]]''', [[Sergio Leone]] (1966)
[[Ennio Morricone]]'s theme is world-known, even to people unaware of its origins. This lengthy, but beautifully balanced western is held by most to be THE spaghetti western. The three-way show down between [[Clint Eastwood]], [[Lee Van Cleef]] and [[Eli Wallach]] is legendary.
[[Ennio Morricone]]'s theme is world-known, even to people unaware of its origins. This lengthy, but beautifully balanced western is held by most to be THE spaghetti western. The three-way show down between [[Clint Eastwood]], [[Lee Van Cleef]] and [[Eli Wallach]] is legendary.


Community vote score: (2.187 points)
''Community vote score: (3.509 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Once Upon a Time in the West|ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST]]''', [[Sergio Leone]] (1968)
| '''[[Once Upon a Time in the West|ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST]]''', [[Sergio Leone]] (1968)
Made to be the spaghetti western to end all spaghetti westerns, Leone's opus is both a hommage to the American western and as through and through Italian as can be. He turned [[Henry Fonda]] into a badboy and let [[Ennio Morricone]] give themes to all the characters, played also by [[Charles Bronson]], the unforgettable [[Claudia Cardinale]] and [[Jason Robards]]. The harmonica is just as famous as the coyote howl of our No.1.
Made to be the spaghetti western to end all spaghetti westerns, Leone's opus is both a hommage to the American western and as through and through Italian as can be. He turned [[Henry Fonda]] into a badboy and let [[Ennio Morricone]] give themes to all the characters, played also by [[Charles Bronson]], the unforgettable [[Claudia Cardinale]] and [[Jason Robards]]. The harmonica is just as famous as the coyote howl of our No.1.


Community vote score: (1.842 points)
''Community vote score: (3.079 points)''</div>
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| '''[[For a Few Dollars More|FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE]]''', [[Sergio Leone]] (1965)
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[For a Few Dollars More|FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE]]''', [[Sergio Leone]] (1965)
[[Clint Eastwood]] returns as the man with no name, in one of the most exciting representatives of the genre and the map that cemented [[Sergio Leone]] as the king of spaghetti western. [[Ennio Morricone]]'s score is amazing, as are stars [[Klaus Kinski]] and [[Lee Van Cleef]].
[[Clint Eastwood]] returns as the man with no name, in one of the most exciting representatives of the genre and the map that cemented [[Sergio Leone]] as the king of spaghetti western. [[Ennio Morricone]]'s score is amazing, as are stars [[Klaus Kinski]] and [[Lee Van Cleef]].


Community vote score: (1.798 points)
''Community vote score: (2.965 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[The Great Silence|THE GREAT SILENCE]]''', [[Sergio Corbucci]] (1968)
| '''[[The Great Silence|THE GREAT SILENCE]]''', [[Sergio Corbucci]] (1968)
Its wintery setting, gloomy score (by [[Ennio Morricone]]), and the grim violence add to the atmosphere of this famous western by the "other" Sergio, starring [[Klaus Kinski]] as the villain and [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]] as the mute anti-hero.
Its wintery setting, gloomy score (by [[Ennio Morricone]]), and the grim violence add to the atmosphere of this famous western by the "other" Sergio, starring [[Klaus Kinski]] as the villain and [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]] as the mute anti-hero.


Community vote score: (1.440 points)
''Community vote score: (2.329 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[The Big Gundown|THE BIG GUNDOWN]]''', [[Sergio Sollima]] (1966)
| '''[[Django|DJANGO]]''', [[Sergio Corbucci]] (1966)
This is one of three spaghetti westerns of the third Sergio, pitting [[Lee Van Cleef]] against genre stalwart [[Tomas Milian]] in a cat and mouse hunt that ends as epic as could be, with one of the most remarkable opening credit theme songs ever recorded.
Violence is a trademark of the genre. Corbucci upped the anti with ears bitten off priests and citizens slaughtered with a machine gun, but the skilled pistolero with the army coat and the coffin are what makes this a cult favorite.


Community vote score: (1.250 points)
''Community vote score: (1.874 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[A Fistful of Dollars|A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS]]''', [[Sergio Leone]] (1964)
| '''[[A Fistful of Dollars|A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS]]''', [[Sergio Leone]] (1964)
This is where it all started, the movie that got the ball rolling. Leone's remake of Akira Kurosawa's '''Yojimbo''' put the then unknown TV actor [[Clint Eastwood]] on the map and established his style and the use of extraordinary music by [[Ennio Morricone]].
This is where it all started, the movie that got the ball rolling. Leone's remake of Akira Kurosawa's '''Yojimbo''' put the then unknown TV actor [[Clint Eastwood]] on the map and established his style and the use of extraordinary music by [[Ennio Morricone]].


Community vote score: (1.202 points)
''Community vote score: (1.858 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Django|DJANGO]]''', [[Sergio Corbucci]] (1966)
| '''[[The Big Gundown|THE BIG GUNDOWN]]''', [[Sergio Sollima]] (1966)
Violence is a trademark of the genre. Corbucci upped the anti with ears bitten off priests and citizens slaughtered with a machine gun, but the skilled pistolero with the army coat and the coffin are what makes this a cult favorite.
This is one of three spaghetti westerns of the third Sergio, pitting [[Lee Van Cleef]] against genre stalwart [[Tomas Milian]] in a cat and mouse hunt that ends as epic as could be, with one of the most remarkable opening credit theme songs ever recorded.


Community vote score: (1.042 points)
''Community vote score: (1.850 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Mercenario, Il|THE MERCENARY]]''', [[Sergio Corbucci]] (1968)
| '''[[Mercenario, Il|THE MERCENARY]]''', [[Sergio Corbucci]] (1968)
Some films are not only famous, they are also cult favorites and draw a crowd of followers. This is one, with [[Franco Nero]] in one of his greatest roles, an unforgettable soundtrack by [[Ennio Morricone]] and the late [[Jack Palance]] at a particular best.  
Some films are not only famous, they are also cult favorites and draw a crowd of followers (even though it has yet to reach a wider audience on proper home video releases in the US and the UK). This is one, with [[Franco Nero]] in one of his greatest roles, an unforgettable soundtrack by [[Ennio Morricone]] and the late [[Jack Palance]] at a particular best.  


Community vote score: (801 points)
''Community vote score: (1.328 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Companeros|COMPANEROS]]''', [[Sergio Corbucci]] (1970)
| '''[[Death Rides a Horse|DEATH RIDES A HORSE]]''', [[Giulio Petroni]] (1967)
This is Corbucci's second revolutionary tale next to The Mercenary, and it is somewhat of a modification of it, again starring [[Franco Nero]] but this time with [[Tomas Milian]] in the role of the peasant.
Gunslinger mentor and trainee, a very popular theme in the genre, here depicted by [[Lee Van Cleef]] and [[John Phillip Law]], with a beautifully haunting score by [[Ennio Morricone]].


Community vote score: (717 points)
''Community vote score: (1.180 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Death Rides a Horse|DEATH RIDES A HORSE]]''', [[Giulio Petroni]] (1967)
| '''[[Faccia a faccia|FACE TO FACE]]''', [[Sergio Sollima]] (1967)
Gunslinger mentor and trainee, a very popular theme in the genre, here depicted by [[Lee Van Cleef]] and John Phillip Law, with a beautifully haunting score by [[Ennio Morricone]].
This is actually the second of his three westerns, and it is as much a metaphor of violence as it is a showcase for actors [[Tomas Milian]] and [[Gian Maria Volonte]] trying to top each other.


Community vote score: (687 points)
''Community vote score: (1.129 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Faccia a faccia|FACE TO FACE]]''', [[Sergio Sollima]] (1967)
| '''[[Companeros|COMPANEROS]]''', [[Sergio Corbucci]] (1970)
This is actually the second of his three westerns, and it is as much a metaphor of violence as it is a showcase for actors [[Tomas Milian]] and [[Gian Maria Volonte]] trying to top each other.
This is Corbucci's second revolutionary tale next to The Mercenary, and it is somewhat of a modification of it, again starring [[Franco Nero]] but this time with [[Tomas Milian]] in the role of the peasant.


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''Community vote score: (1.111 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[A Fistful of Dynamite|DUCK, YOU SUCKER!]]''', [[Sergio Leone]] (1971)
| '''[[A Fistful of Dynamite|DUCK, YOU SUCKER!]]''', [[Sergio Leone]] (1971)
Leone's own revolutionary western pits Rod Steiger and [[James Coburn]] against armored tanks and the Mexican army, in a very explosive film.
Leone's own revolutionary western pits [[Rod Steiger]] and [[James Coburn]] against armored tanks and the Mexican army, in a very explosive film.


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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[A Bullet for the General|A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL]]''', [[Damiano Damiani]] (1966)
| '''[[A Bullet for the General|A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL]]''', [[Damiano Damiani]] (1966)
In another revolution-themed entry from the early years, [[Gian Maria Volonte]] as El Chuncho is played by a young American agent in order to kill a revolutionary leader. A great story of comraderie and betrayal, with brilliant acting and beautiful music.
In another revolution-themed entry from the early years, [[Gian Maria Volonte]] as El Chuncho is played by a young American agent in order to kill a revolutionary leader. A great story of comraderie and betrayal, with brilliant acting and beautiful music.


Community vote score: (560 points)
''Community vote score: (1.018 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Day of Anger|DAY OF ANGER]]''', [[Tonino Valerii]] (1967)
| '''[[Day of Anger|DAY OF ANGER]]''', [[Tonino Valerii]] (1967)
In this revered classic, [[Lee Van Cleef]] takes on a young protege played by [[Giuliano Gemma]] but must face him in the end...
In this revered classic, [[Lee Van Cleef]] takes on a young protege played by [[Giuliano Gemma]] but must face him in the end...


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''Community vote score: (825 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Keoma|KEOMA]]''', [[Enzo G. Castellari]] (1976)
In its late phase, only few directors have managed to churn out quality films on decent budgets. Veteran director Castellari teamed up with icon [[Franco Nero]] in what is a very gloomy but gripping western tale.
 
''Community vote score: (785 points)''</div>
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  <div class="small-1 columns" style="padding-top:30px;"><span style="font-size:300%;border-bottom:1px dashed gray;">16</span></div>
  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Une corde, un Colt|CEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES]]''', [[Robert Hossein]] (1968)
The French director's singular endeavor into the genre is also one of the most revered. This sinister tale of revenge and death boasts with incredibly atmospheric scenes, great music and exceptional acting and directing. A small gem if you so will.
 
''Community vote score: (749 points)''</div>
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| <span style="font-size:400%;">15</span>
  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Mio nome è Nessuno, Il|MY NAME IS NOBODY]]''', [[Sergio Leone]]/[[Tonino Valerii]] (1973)
| '''[[Mio nome è Nessuno, Il|MY NAME IS NOBODY]]''', [[Sergio Leone]]/[[Tonino Valerii]] (1973)
As the genre turned into its self-parody phase, Leone conceived a self reflective western pitting the established [[Terence Hill]] against acting titan [[Henry Fonda]]. Controversial in it's mixture of comedy and deeper meaning about the decline of the west it was not the last SW, but nonetheless a fitting end for an already dying genre.
As the genre turned into its self-parody phase, Leone conceived a self reflective western pitting the established [[Terence Hill]] against acting titan [[Henry Fonda]]. Controversial in it's mixture of comedy and deeper meaning about the decline of the west it was not the last SW, but nonetheless a fitting end for an already dying genre.


Community vote score: (416 points)
''Community vote score: (655 points)''</div>
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| <span style="font-size:400%;">16</span>
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| '''[[Keoma|KEOMA]]''', [[Enzo G. Castellari]] (1976)
In its late phase, only few directors have managed to churn out quality films on decent budgets. Veteran director Castellari teamed up with icon [[Franco Nero]] in what is a very gloomy but gripping western tale.
Community vote score: (410 points)
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| <span style="font-size:400%;">17</span>
  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Ritorno di Ringo, Il|RETURN OF RINGO]]''', [[Duccio Tessari]] (1965)
| '''[[Une corde, un Colt|CEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES]]''', [[Robert Hossein]] (1968)
Elegantly directed by Ducio Tessari this is one of the early classics and one of the early successes of the genre. Following the storyline of Homer's Odyssey, Gemma (in his best role) returns home after the civil war to win back his wife and house.
The French director's singular endeavor into the genre is also one of the most revered. This sinister tale of revenge and death boasts with incredibly atmospheric scenes, great music and exceptional acting and directing. A small gem if you so will.


Community vote score: (401 points)
''Community vote score: (639 points)''</div>
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| <span style="font-size:400%;">18</span>
  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Se sei vivo spara|DJANGO KILL, IF YOU LIVE, SHOOT!]]''', [[Giulio Questi]] (1967)
| '''[[Se sei vivo spara|DJANGO KILL, IF YOU LIVE, SHOOT!]]''', [[Giulio Questi]] (1967)
Questi's very bizarre and only entry in the genre might not find too many friends but is a well-directed film with many memorable moments, as well as a great deal of elements found in exploitation cinema.
Questi's very bizarre and only entry in the genre might not find too many friends but is a well-directed film with many memorable moments, as well as a great deal of elements found in exploitation cinema.


Community vote score: (366 points)
''Community vote score: (541 points)''</div>
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| <span style="font-size:400%;">19</span>
  <div class="small-7 columns">'''[[Corri, uomo, corri|RUN MAN RUN]]''', [[Sergio Sollima]] (1968)
| '''[[Corri, uomo, corri|RUN MAN RUN]]''', [[Sergio Sollima]] (1968)
[[Tomas Milian]] runs for his life, this time not from a bounty hunter but for his honor, lots of gold and a promise. An adorable film but maybe the weakest of the three films Sollima made. But it has a scene in the snow!
[[Tomas Milian]] runs for his life, this time not from a bounty hunter but for his honor, lots of gold and a promise. An adorable film but maybe the weakest of the three films Sollima made. But it has a scene in the snow!


Community vote score: (299 points)
''Community vote score: (385 points)''</div>
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* '''Followed by these:'''


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| <span style="font-size:400%;">20</span>
| '''[[Ritorno di Ringo, Il|RETURN OF RINGO]]''', [[Duccio Tessari]] (1965)
Elegantly directed by Ducio Teassari this is one of the early classics and one of the early successes of the genre. Following the storyline of Homer's Odyssey Gemma (in his best role) returns after the civil war home to win back his wife and house.


21. [[Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte|If You Meet Sartana, Pray for Your Death]] G. Parolini, 1968 ''(383 points)'';


Community vote score: (268 points)
22. [[Blindman|Blindman]] F. Baldi, 1971 ''(339 points)'';
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23. [[Sabata]] G. Parolini, 1969 ''(313 points)'';


* '''Followed by these:'''
24. [[10.000 dollari per un massacro|$10,000 Blood Money]] R. Guerrieri, 1967 ''(310 points)'';


21. [[Blindman|Blindman]] Ferdinando Baldi 71 ''(264 points)'';
25. [[E Dio disse a Caino|And God Said to Cain]] A. Margheriti, 1969 ''(285 points)'';


22. [[Sabata]] G. Parolini 69 ''(233 points)'';  
26. [[Tepepa]] G. Petroni, 1968 ''(274 points)'';


23. [[Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte|If You Meet Sartana, Pray for Your Death]] G. Parolini 68 ''(232 points)'';
27. [[Navajo Joe]] S. Corbucci, 1966 ''(273 points)'';


24. [[Navajo Joe]] S. Corbucci 66 ''(193 points)'';
28. [[Mannaja]] S. Martino, 1977 ''(268 points)'';


25. [[Mannaja]] S. Martino 77 ''(187 points)'';
29. [[Pistola per Ringo, Una|A Pistol for Ringo]] D.Tessari, 1965 ''(253 points)'';


26. [[10.000 dollari per un massacro|$10,000 Blood Money]] R. Guerrieri 67 ''(177 points)'';
30. [[Nuvola di polvere... un grido di morte... arriva Sartana, Una|Light the Fuse ... Sartana is Coming]] G. Carnimeo, 1970 ''(201 points)'';


27. [[Dio perdona... Io no!|God Forgives, I Don't]] G. Colizzi 67 ''(147 points)'';


28. [[Nuvola di polvere... un grido di morte... arriva Sartana, Una|Light the Fuse ... Sartana is Coming]] G. Carnimeo 70 ''(145 points)'';


29. [[Tepepa]] G. Petroni 68 ''(135 points)'';
31. [[Tempo di massacro|Massacre Time]] L. Fulci, 1966 ''(198 points)'';


30. [[Four of the Apocalypse]] L. Fulci 75 ''(125 points)'';
32. [[Dio perdona... Io no!|God Forgives, I Don't]] G. Colizzi, 1967 ''(195 points)'';


33. [[California]] M. Lupo, 1977 ''(189 points)'';


31. [[E Dio disse a Caino|And God Said to Cain]] A. Margheriti 69 ''(118 points)'';
34. [[Requiescant|Kill and Pray]] C. Lizzani, 1967 ''(178 points)'';


32. [[Pistola per Ringo, Una|A Pistol for Ringo]] D.Tessari 65 ''(111 points)'';
35. [[Four of the Apocalypse]] L. Fulci, 1975 ''(175 points)'';


33. [[Johnny Hamlet]] E.G. Castellari 68 ''(107 points)'';
36. [[Bandidos]] M. Dallamano, 1967 ''(172 points)'';


34. [[Grande duello, Il|The Grand Duel]] G. Santi 72 ''(104  points)'';
37. [[Taglia è tua... l'uomo l'ammazzo io, La|El Puro]] E. Mulargia, 1969 ''(169 points)''


35. [[Tempo di massacro|Massacre Time]] L. Fulci 66 ''(101 points)'';
38. [[Johnny Hamlet]] E.G. Castellari, 1968 ''(166 points)'';


36. [[Mátalo|Matalo!]] C. Canevari 70 ''(99 points)'';
39. [[Joko invoca Dio... e muori|Vengeance]] A. Margheriti, 1968 ''(158 points)'';  


36. [[Bandidos]] M. Dallamano 67 ''(99 points)'';
40. [[Grande duello, Il|The Grand Duel]] G. Santi, 1972 ''(154 points)'';


38. [[California]] M. Lupo 77 ''(97 points)'';


39. [[Taglia è tua... l'uomo l'ammazzo io, La|El puro]] E. Mulargia 69 ''(92 points)'';


40. [[Quattro dell'Ave Maria, I|Ace High]] G. Colizzi 68 ''(80 points)'';
41. [[Pistolero dell'Ave Maria, Il|The Forgotten Pistolero]] F. Baldi, 1969 ''(138 points)'';


42. [[Mátalo|Matalo!]] C. Canevari, 1970 ''(137 points)'';


41. [[Continuavano a chiamarlo Trinità |Trinity is Still my Name]] ''(75 points)'';
43. [[Quattro dell'Ave Maria, I|Ace High]] G. Colizzi, 1968 ''130 points)'';


42. [[Django il bastardo|Django the Bastard]] S. Garrone 69 ''(72 points)'';
44. [[Precio de un hombre, El|The Bounty Killer]] E. Marti­n 66 ''(130 points)'';


43. [[Condenados a vivir|Cut-Throats Nine]] J.L.R. Marchent 72 ''(71 points)'';
45. [[Crudeli, I|The Hellbenders]] S. Corbucci 66 ''(126 points);


44. [[Prega il morto e ammazza il vivo|Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead]] G. Vari 71 ''(70 points)'';
46. [[Django il bastardo|Django the Bastard]] S. Garrone, 1969 ''(124 points)'';


45. [[Buon funerale, amigos!... paga Sartana|Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay]] ''(69 points)'';
47. [[Prega il morto e ammazza il vivo|Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead]] G. Vari, 1971 ''(122 points)'';


45. [[Lo voglio morto|I Want Him Dead]] P. Bianchini 69 ''(69 points)'';
48. [[Arizona Colt]] M. Lupo 66 ''(114 points)'';


47. [[Pistolero dell'Ave Maria, Il|The Forgotten Pistolero]] F. Baldi 69 ''(67 points)'';
49. [[Ognuno per se|The Ruthless Four]] G. Capitani ''(113 points)'';


48. [[Crudeli, I|The Hellbenders]] S. Corbucci 66 ''(67 points);
50. [[Specialisti, Gli|The Specialists]] S. Corbucci, 1970 ''(109 points)'';


49. [[Desperados, Los|A Bullet for Sandoval]] ''(67 points)'';


50. [[Joko invoca Dio... e muori|Vengeance]] A. Margheriti 68 ''(66 points)'';




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* The complete list (last update from Oct 2010): http://www.spaghetti-western.net/forum/index.php/topic,190.msg109361/topicseen.html#new
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* Compiled from meanwhile more than [http://www.spaghetti-western.net/forum/index.php/topic,190.0.html 100 user Top-20-lists] (post yours!), this is a dynamically changing list of the most important Spaghetti Westerns as rated by our community.
* About 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 
* Related: [http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Frichpub%2Flistmania%2Ffullview%2FRKQGTY21BOZOU%3Fie%3DUTF8%26lm%5Fbb%3D&tag=spaghetti-western-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325 This list on Amazon.com]
* The complete list (last update January 2020): https://forum.spaghetti-western.net/t/vote-for-our-official-top-20/190/2890
* Compiled from meanwhile [https://forum.spaghetti-western.net/t/vote-for-our-official-top-20/190 179 Top-20-lists] (post yours!), this is a dynamically changing list of the most important Spaghetti Westerns as rated by our community.
* Related: [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C5A481ADA375621C This list on YouTube]
* Related: [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C5A481ADA375621C This list on YouTube]
* Related: This list is also [http://www.icheckmovies.com/list/spaghetti+westerns on iCheckmovies.com]
* Related: This list is also on [https://www.themoviedb.org/list/122898 TheMovieDB]
* About 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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Revision as of 17:58, 9 January 2020

These films were voted by our community as the essential films of the genre. More info on our voting procedure and where to find those that didn't make the top 50, you'll find at the bottom of the page. For an introduction to the genre, please visit our Introduction. For an "annotated" article, check out Scherpschutter's The Top 20 Essential Spaghetti Westerns, Part 1 and Part 2.

1
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY, Sergio Leone (1966)

Ennio Morricone's theme is world-known, even to people unaware of its origins. This lengthy, but beautifully balanced western is held by most to be THE spaghetti western. The three-way show down between Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach is legendary.

Community vote score: (3.509 points)
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, Sergio Leone (1968)

Made to be the spaghetti western to end all spaghetti westerns, Leone's opus is both a hommage to the American western and as through and through Italian as can be. He turned Henry Fonda into a badboy and let Ennio Morricone give themes to all the characters, played also by Charles Bronson, the unforgettable Claudia Cardinale and Jason Robards. The harmonica is just as famous as the coyote howl of our No.1.

Community vote score: (3.079 points)
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FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, Sergio Leone (1965)

Clint Eastwood returns as the man with no name, in one of the most exciting representatives of the genre and the map that cemented Sergio Leone as the king of spaghetti western. Ennio Morricone's score is amazing, as are stars Klaus Kinski and Lee Van Cleef.

Community vote score: (2.965 points)
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THE GREAT SILENCE, Sergio Corbucci (1968)

Its wintery setting, gloomy score (by Ennio Morricone), and the grim violence add to the atmosphere of this famous western by the "other" Sergio, starring Klaus Kinski as the villain and Jean-Louis Trintignant as the mute anti-hero.

Community vote score: (2.329 points)
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THE BIG GUNDOWN, Sergio Sollima (1966)

This is one of three spaghetti westerns of the third Sergio, pitting Lee Van Cleef against genre stalwart Tomas Milian in a cat and mouse hunt that ends as epic as could be, with one of the most remarkable opening credit theme songs ever recorded.

Community vote score: (1.874 points)
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A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, Sergio Leone (1964)

This is where it all started, the movie that got the ball rolling. Leone's remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo put the then unknown TV actor Clint Eastwood on the map and established his style and the use of extraordinary music by Ennio Morricone.

Community vote score: (1.858 points)
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DJANGO, Sergio Corbucci (1966)

Violence is a trademark of the genre. Corbucci upped the anti with ears bitten off priests and citizens slaughtered with a machine gun, but the skilled pistolero with the army coat and the coffin are what makes this a cult favorite.

Community vote score: (1.850 points)
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THE MERCENARY, Sergio Corbucci (1968)

Some films are not only famous, they are also cult favorites and draw a crowd of followers. This is one, with Franco Nero in one of his greatest roles, an unforgettable soundtrack by Ennio Morricone and the late Jack Palance at a particular best.

Community vote score: (1.328 points)
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COMPANEROS, Sergio Corbucci (1970)

This is Corbucci's second revolutionary tale next to The Mercenary, and it is somewhat of a modification of it, again starring Franco Nero but this time with Tomas Milian in the role of the peasant.

Community vote score: (1.180 points)
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DEATH RIDES A HORSE, Giulio Petroni (1967)

Gunslinger mentor and trainee, a very popular theme in the genre, here depicted by Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law, with a beautifully haunting score by Ennio Morricone.

Community vote score: (1.129 points)
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FACE TO FACE, Sergio Sollima (1967)

This is actually the second of his three westerns, and it is as much a metaphor of violence as it is a showcase for actors Tomas Milian and Gian Maria Volonte trying to top each other.

Community vote score: (1.111 points)
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DUCK, YOU SUCKER!, Sergio Leone (1971)

Leone's own revolutionary western pits Rod Steiger and James Coburn against armored tanks and the Mexican army, in a very explosive film.

Community vote score: (1.083 points)
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A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL, Damiano Damiani (1966)

In another revolution-themed entry from the early years, Gian Maria Volonte as El Chuncho is played by a young American agent in order to kill a revolutionary leader. A great story of comraderie and betrayal, with brilliant acting and beautiful music.

Community vote score: (1.018 points)
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DAY OF ANGER, Tonino Valerii (1967)

In this revered classic, Lee Van Cleef takes on a young protege played by Giuliano Gemma but must face him in the end...

Community vote score: (825 points)
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KEOMA, Enzo G. Castellari (1976)

In its late phase, only few directors have managed to churn out quality films on decent budgets. Veteran director Castellari teamed up with icon Franco Nero in what is a very gloomy but gripping western tale.

Community vote score: (785 points)
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CEMETERY WITHOUT CROSSES, Robert Hossein (1968)

The French director's singular endeavor into the genre is also one of the most revered. This sinister tale of revenge and death boasts with incredibly atmospheric scenes, great music and exceptional acting and directing. A small gem if you so will.

Community vote score: (749 points)
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MY NAME IS NOBODY, Sergio Leone/Tonino Valerii (1973)

As the genre turned into its self-parody phase, Leone conceived a self reflective western pitting the established Terence Hill against acting titan Henry Fonda. Controversial in it's mixture of comedy and deeper meaning about the decline of the west it was not the last SW, but nonetheless a fitting end for an already dying genre.

Community vote score: (655 points)
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RETURN OF RINGO, Duccio Tessari (1965)

Elegantly directed by Ducio Tessari this is one of the early classics and one of the early successes of the genre. Following the storyline of Homer's Odyssey, Gemma (in his best role) returns home after the civil war to win back his wife and house.

Community vote score: (639 points)
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19
DJANGO KILL, IF YOU LIVE, SHOOT!, Giulio Questi (1967)

Questi's very bizarre and only entry in the genre might not find too many friends but is a well-directed film with many memorable moments, as well as a great deal of elements found in exploitation cinema.

Community vote score: (541 points)
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RUN MAN RUN, Sergio Sollima (1968)

Tomas Milian runs for his life, this time not from a bounty hunter but for his honor, lots of gold and a promise. An adorable film but maybe the weakest of the three films Sollima made. But it has a scene in the snow!

Community vote score: (385 points)
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21. If You Meet Sartana, Pray for Your Death G. Parolini, 1968 (383 points);

22. Blindman F. Baldi, 1971 (339 points);

23. Sabata G. Parolini, 1969 (313 points);

24. $10,000 Blood Money R. Guerrieri, 1967 (310 points);

25. And God Said to Cain A. Margheriti, 1969 (285 points);

26. Tepepa G. Petroni, 1968 (274 points);

27. Navajo Joe S. Corbucci, 1966 (273 points);

28. Mannaja S. Martino, 1977 (268 points);

29. A Pistol for Ringo D.Tessari, 1965 (253 points);

30. Light the Fuse ... Sartana is Coming G. Carnimeo, 1970 (201 points);


31. Massacre Time L. Fulci, 1966 (198 points);

32. God Forgives, I Don't G. Colizzi, 1967 (195 points);

33. California M. Lupo, 1977 (189 points);

34. Kill and Pray C. Lizzani, 1967 (178 points);

35. Four of the Apocalypse L. Fulci, 1975 (175 points);

36. Bandidos M. Dallamano, 1967 (172 points);

37. El Puro E. Mulargia, 1969 (169 points)

38. Johnny Hamlet E.G. Castellari, 1968 (166 points);

39. Vengeance A. Margheriti, 1968 (158 points);

40. The Grand Duel G. Santi, 1972 (154 points);


41. The Forgotten Pistolero F. Baldi, 1969 (138 points);

42. Matalo! C. Canevari, 1970 (137 points);

43. Ace High G. Colizzi, 1968 130 points);

44. The Bounty Killer E. Marti­n 66 (130 points);

45. The Hellbenders S. Corbucci 66 (126 points);

46. Django the Bastard S. Garrone, 1969 (124 points);

47. Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead G. Vari, 1971 (122 points);

48. Arizona Colt M. Lupo 66 (114 points);

49. The Ruthless Four G. Capitani (113 points);

50. The Specialists S. Corbucci, 1970 (109 points);





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