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. The term was used by foreign critics because most of these Westerns were produced and directed by Italians.
The San Francisco garter snake is a slender multi-colored subspecies of the common garter snake. Designated as an endangered subspecies since the year 1967, it is endemic to San Mateo County and the extreme northern part of coastal Santa Cruz County in California.
Roaring Years is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa, set in the 1930s during the Fascist period of Benito Mussolini. It stars Nino Manfredi and Gino Cervi, and was inspired by the satirical comedy "The Government Inspector” by Nikolai Gogol.
In a Colt's Shadow is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed and written by Giovanni Grimaldi.
The Relentless Four or I quattro inesorabili is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film in Eastmancolor directed by Primo Zeglio.
Claudio Undari, known professionally as Robert Hundar, was an Italian film actor and stage actor, best known for his roles of "Bad Guy" in Spaghetti Western and "Poliziottesco" movies. He starred in about 40 movies between 1960 and 1980.
Nicoletta Machiavelli was an Italian film actress, also known as Nicoletta Rangoni Machiavelli and Nicoletta Macchiavelli.
Sugar Colt is a 1966 Italian and Spanish spaghetti Western directed by Franco Giraldi, produced by Franco Cittadini and Stenio Fiorentini, written by Sandro Continenza, Augusto Finocchi, Giuseppe Mangione and Fernando Di Leo, composed by Luis Enríquez Bacalov, filmed by Alejandro Ulloa and starred by Jack Betts, Joaquín Parra, Soledad Miranda, Georges Rigaud, Antonio Padilla, Giuliano Raffaelli and Hunt Powers. It is the Giraldi's second film after Seven Guns for the MacGregors. The film represents the cinematographical debut for Jack Betts, here credited as Hunt Powers, and it is also Erno Crisa's last film.
Camillo Bazzoni was an Italian cinematographer and film director.
La colt era il suo Dio is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Luigi Batzella. In this film Batzella uses scenes of two Spaghetti Westerns he previously directed, Anche per Django le carogne hanno un prezzo and Paid in Blood.
Spara, Gringo, spara is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Bruno Corbucci.
10.000 dollari per un massacro is a 1967 Italian spaghetti Western film directed by Romolo Guerrieri.
Hate Is My God is a 1969 Italian-West German Spaghetti Western film directed by Claudio Gora.
Zingara is a 1969 Italian musicarello romantic comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti. It is named after the Bobby Solo's hit song "Zingara".
A Stranger in Paso Bravo is a 1968 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Salvatore Rosso. It was the first and only film directed by Rosso, who had previously been assistant of a number of directors, notably Pietro Germi. The film was remade in 1969 by Antonio Margheriti as And God Said to Cain; despite being the same story and having the main characters sharing the same names, the two films list different screenwriters. The film underperformed at the Italian box office, grossing only 34 million lire.
Sergio Bergonzelli was an Italian director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
John the Bastard is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Armando Crispino and starring John Richardson.
His Name Was Holy Ghost is a 1972 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Gianni Garko. It is the sequel of They Call Me Hallelujah.
Two Brothers in Trinity or Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity is a 1972 Italian Spaghetti Western low comedy film directed by Renzo Genta and Richard Harrison, and produced by Fernando Piazza. It was originally called Due Fratelli. It stars Gino Marturano, Luciano Rossi, and Osiride Pevarello.
Riccardo Pizzuti is an Italian actor and stuntman. He is known for playing the role of gunfighter Morton Clayton in the 1972 film Man of the East. Pizzuti appeared in They Call Me Trinity, and its sequel Trinity Is Still My Name. He often appeared in films featuring the actors Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, usually cast as a villain. He has also been credited as Rick Piper and Peter Whiteman.
