The Spaghetti Western : A Thematic Analysis 9781476608099, 1476608091

The 1960s and 1970s were the heyday of spaghetti westerns--low-budget films about the early American West mostly filmed

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Table of contents :
Preface

1. The Spaghetti Western Film as an Object of Study
2. Enter the Infiltrator
3. The Code of Cunning
4. Intruding into Gringo Territory
5. Stories of the Deprived Hero
6. A Partnership of Bounty Killers
7. A Partnership Without Tricks
8. Stories of Betrayal
9. Triumph of Comedy
10. Un Minuto per Pregare - Concluding Remarks

Appendix A. Top Grossing Italian Westerns, 1964-1975
Appendix B. Films Quoted

Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

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