Spanish Western

May 4, 2015

0h 57m

★ 6.2

Overview

A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible, and a walk through the landscapes that made it possible to recreate in Spain, mainly in the desert of Almería, hundreds of adventures set in the remote American Far West.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Albero Producciones

TVE

Spanish Western Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Self - Actor & Director

Ricardo Palacios

Self - Extra

Francisco Arias

Self - Malcamino's Manager

Placido Martínez

Self - Stunts performer & Actor

Paco Barrilado

Self - Actor

Pepe Fonda

Self - Extra

Emilia Pinos

Self - Director

Eugenio Martín

Self - Actress

Pilar Velázquez

Self - Carriages & horse wrangler

Paco Ardura

Self - Audiovisual Historian

Román Gubern

Self - Actor

Álvaro de Luna

Self - History Teacher

Alfonso Ruiz

A featurette (most likely shot for American television) about the Spaghetti Western genre during the late 60's and how it had affected Italy at that particular point in time. Contains behind-the-scenes footage from the films "Il Grande Silenzio" "Vado, Vedo e Sparo" "Ammazza Tutti e Torna Solo" and "Corri, Uomo, Corri" and interviews with their directors and cast.

7.1

Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende

Dec 16, 2018

The destiny of Sergio Leone from his poor childhood in a neighborhood under fascism in Rome until his last film in America. This guided the filmmaker's personal life and career to create his epic antiheroes and spaghetti westerns.

8.5

Western spaghetti : Colts, Torgnoles et Haricots

Nov 29, 2022

No overview available.

6.0

An Opera of Violence

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First part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Followed by The Wages of Sin.)

6.0

Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema

Sep 22, 2001

The life and work of one of the great masters of Italian cinema, Sergio Leone (1929-89); a rich and fascinating portrait through unpublished testimonies of collaborators, actors, directors and critics who reconstruct every aspect of his creative activity.

7.4

The Wages of Sin

Nov 18, 2003

Second part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by An Opera of Violence; followed by Something to Do With Death.)

6.0

Something to Do with Death

Nov 18, 2003

Third part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by The Wages of Sin.)

0.0

Verdone racconta Leone

May 3, 2009

No overview available.

3.3

Where the Bullets Fly

Jan 1, 1972

Young adventurer Gipo owns one fifth of a rock illustrating the location of a rich gold mine. Risking his life more than once and with the help of the beautiful hooker, Lulu Belle, our hero sets out to recover the missing pieces.

4.9

Ben & Charlie

Feb 4, 1972

Also known as Ben & Charlie. When Ben Bellow is released from prison, Charlie Logan is there waiting for him. Not to welcome him, but to tell him that he does not want to hear from him again. But his wish won't be granted as the the two men constantly forced to reconnect while still hating each other's guts...

7.0

Face to Face

Nov 23, 1967

History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Solomon Bennett's outlaw gang. Fascinated by their way of life, Fletcher finally takes over the gang, leading with a new 'efficient' ruthlessness.

5.2

Take a Hard Ride

Oct 29, 1975

After his cattle rancher boss dies, right-hand man Pike is given the job of returning $86,000 to some families who live across the border in Sonora, Mexico. Honest Pike is joined on the trip through the wilderness by a dishonest gambler named Tyree.

10.0

Stories of the Argentine West

Dec 1, 2023

At a tabern in the argentine interior, xenophobia among gauchos is in charge of blurring the line between the law and the trap.

5.8

Jonathan of the Bears

Apr 21, 1995

A young boy witnesses his parents' murder. Later, as he grows up, he befriends a bear in the wilderness and the chief of a local Indian tribe, and he stays with the Indians, but makes an enemy of the chief's son. As he enters adulthood he sets out to find the men responsible for his parents' deaths.

1.0

Cotter

Jan 1, 1973

A rodeo rider is killed because Cotter is too drunk to distract the raging bull.