#spaghetti (23) Sergio Sollima - Faccia a faccia (1967) Faccia a faccia - Ennio Morricone (Face to Face)

Sollima's trilogy continues with this film that is a masterpiece. A peaceful professor, portrayed by Gian Maria Volonté, encounters the outlaw Solomon Beauregard Bennet. He will become so fascinated by violence that, eventually seized by delusions of grandeur, he transforms into a ruthless killer and ends up going against Beauregard himself. The legendary William Berger as Charlie Siringo. What an actor.

Ennio Morricone.
 
#spaghetti (22) Sergio Sollima - The Big Showdown (1966) Ennio Morricone - La Resa dei Conti - La Caccia

First film of the trilogy by Sergio Sollima, the most 'political' among all Italian directors of the genre. Starring Lee Van Cleef as the bounty killer, and Tomas Millian as the young Mexican Cuchillo Sanchez. The final double duel is spectacular, with Jonathan Corbett (Van Cleef) facing off against Baron von Schulenberg, while Cuchillo fights with his knife against a gun.

Music by Ennio Morricone.
 
#spaghetti (21) Tonino Valerii - My Name is Nobody (1973) Colonna-Sonora-Ennio Morricone-Il mio nome è nessuno

'Imagine how beautiful it is, ever since I was a kid, I’ve always dreamed of you like this: an endless, deserted plain, one hundred and fifty sons of bitches unleashed on horseback on one side, and on the other side, you, alone.' Nothing more to add.

Music by Ennio Morricone.
 
#spaghetti (20) Michele Lupo - Occhio alla penna (1981) Ennio Morricone - Occhio alla penna - Occhio Alla Penna (1981)

Spaghetti, released long past its time, in 1981, starring Bud Spencer and Amidou. Ironic and entertaining. The scene at the 'mangiatoia' with Bud Spencer and Joe Bugner is unforgettable. One of the funniest scenes in Bud's cinematic history.

Ennio Morricone.
 
#spaghetti (19) Damiano Damiani - A Genius, Two Partners, and a Chicken (1975) Terence Hill - Un Genio, Due Compari, Un Pollo - Theme

Directed by Damiano Damiani and featuring Terence Hill in his usual role of the skilled and unpredictable gunslinger. Here he is without Bud Spencer, but still brilliant and cheeky, just as he always knew how to be.

Music by Ennio Morricone.
 
#spaghetti (18) Sergio Leone - Duck, You Sucker! (1971) Giu La Testa-Ennio Morricone

For the author, this is the greatest film by Sergio Leone. I cannot watch it without crying. Everything works perfectly. It’s a film of great humanity and coming-of-age. Ironic and at the same time a punch in the face, poignant and filled with beautiful action scenes. Rod Steiger is a great son of a bitch, Romolo Valli is a punch to the stomach, James Coburn... the absolute myth. If they named me Emiliano, it’s largely thanks to this film.

The soundtrack is magnificent in all its transitions and more varied than in the Dollar Trilogy, by Ennio Morricone.
 
#spaghetti (17) Damiano Damiani - Quién sabe? (1966) Quien sabe? (tema per chitarra - guitar theme) - Luis Bacalov

One of the greatest western films of all time. Gian Maria Volonté is simply incredible, Klaus Kinski is completely out of his mind, Lou Castel a very young son of a bitch, Martine Beswick tough and beautiful at the same time like only the women of the old days could be. It’s a film about revolution and coming to consciousness. ‘Don’t buy bread with this money, buy dynamite!!!’

The music by Luiz Bacalov is all stunning. Worthy of the beauty of this great film.
 
#spaghetti (16) Antonio Margheriti - And God Said to Cain... (1970) Spaghetti Western - E Dio Disse A Caino...

Directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring the legendary Klaus Kinski, the film takes a gothic approach to what could be the plot of Ulysses returning home and having to defeat his enemies before reclaiming his life. Klaus Kinski is ruthless, desperate, cunning—a masterful performance. What a great film. What a great actor!

I love this movie.

The beautiful score is by Carlo Savina.
 
#spaghetti (15) Sergio Leone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Il Buono Il Brutto e Il Cattivo Theme Song

In my opinion, this is the true masterpiece of the Dollar Trilogy. Written as always by Age & Scarpelli. During the Civil War, the stories of three characters intertwine as they hunt for a treasure buried in a cemetery. Ironic, brilliant, ruthless. Super-super-masterpiece.

Music by Ennio Morricone. Of course.
 
#spaghetti (14) Tonino Valerii - I giorni dell'ira (1967) I giorni dell'ira Lee Van Cleef Giuliano Gemma - COLONNA SONORA

In the small town of Clifton, the gunslinger Frank Talby takes the young Scott Mary under his wing, teaching him everything he knows. However, over time, the two eventually find themselves face to face in one of those typical and recurring confrontations, where the son must kill the father to become an adult.

The beautiful theme is by Riz Ortolani.
 
#spaghetti (13) Sergio Corbucci - Il bianco, il giallo, il nero (1975) Dilly Dilly (Guido & Maurizio De Angelis) - White, Yellow and Black

Spaghetti directed by Sergio Corbucci and featuring the strange trio composed of Giuliano Gemma, Eli Wallach, and Tomas Millian, who plays the role of the Japanese Sakura. Hilarious. One of the most beautiful and lesser-known films of the genre. A must rediscover.

Music by the De Angelis brothers.
 
#spaghetti (12) Sergio Leone - Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il west (once upon a time in the west)

The most American spaghetti western by Sergio Leone. An outstanding cast. The film revolves around the clash between Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson. But how can we not mention the most beautiful woman of all time, namely Claudia Cardinale. Stunning. The most beautiful of all.

Music by Ennio Morricone. And how could it not be.
 
#spaghetti (11) Sergio Leone - A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Per Un Pugno Di Dollari Theme Ennio Morricone

The ultimate spaghetti western. Without this film, nothing would have existed, and the genre and an entire historical era would have made no sense.

Music by Ennio Morricone.
 
#spaghetti (10) Sergio Leone - For a Few Dollars More (1965) For A Few Dollars More (Theme by Ennio Morricone)

The second film in the Dollar Trilogy. This time the cast includes, among others, Lee Van Cleef and Klaus Kinski. Playing the lion's role is Gian Maria Volonté, completely deranged in a grand interpretation that far surpasses that of the first film. A masterpiece.

Music by Ennio Morricone, of course.
 
#spaghetti (9) Sergio Corbucci - Il grande silenzio (1968) Ennio Morricone - Il Grande Silenzio

A masterpiece. Set on the border, a group of bandits hides in the woods from the ruthless and unscrupulous bounty killers that roam the region. Among them, the most terrifying of all is Tigrero (Klaus Kinski). The hero, on the other hand, is a mute gunslinger played by Jean-Louis Trintignant. The cast also features Frank Wolff and the great Mario Brega. It was heavily criticized at the time because it is perhaps the only great film of the genre where the villain wins.

Main theme and music by Ennio Morricone.
 
#spaghetti (8) Enzo Barboni - They Call Me Trinity... (1970) Lo chiamavano Trinità - colonna sonora

What can we say about this film? It's the most famous film of the genre alongside 'A Fistful of Dollars'. It marked an era and revitalized the spaghetti western, ultimately solidifying the myth of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill.

Main theme by Franco Micalizzi and performed by Annibale Giannarelli.
 
#spaghetti (7) Giuseppe Colizzi - the four of the Ave Maria (1968) Bud Spencer/Terence Hill - I quattro dell' Ave Maria (Original main titles)

The four of the Ave Maria are Eli Wallach, Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Brock Peters. The film revolves around the character of Eli Wallach, aka Cacopoulos, who practically reprises the same character he played in 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'.

The main theme of the film (like all the music, by the way) is by Carlo Rustichelli.
 
#spaghetti (6) Gianfranco Parolini - Sabata Returns... you closed again! (1971) Marcello Giombini - È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta

Lee Van Cleef returns directed by Gianfranco Parolini in the role of Sabata. There’s no longer William Berger/Banjo, but the film is just as spectacular as the first one, featuring the ever-ineffable Sabata, aided by a series of incredible characters, facing off against a cunning Irish businessman.

The theme, once again fantastic, is still by Marcello Giombini as in the first film.
 
Here I am.

#spaghetti (5) Gianfranco Parolini - Hey buddy... there’s Sabata. You’re closed! (1969) Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso! - Soundtrack

Directed by Gianfranco Parolini, the film introduces the legendary character of Sabata, played by the great Lee Van Cleef, an ineffable gunslinger who is also considered a kind of ‘007’ of the western because he always manages to handle things with a few tricks up his sleeve. The great William Berger as the gunslinger Banjo, named so not by chance, because he has inserted a rifle inside the resonating body of his instrument. Legendary.

Theme by Marcello Giombini.
 
#spaghetti (4) Lucio Fulci - The Colts Sang Death and It Was... Time for a Massacre Sergio Endrigo - Back Home Someday - A Man Alone (1966)

So. In the film, Franco Nero wears the sacred garb of Clint Eastwood, the one he donned during Sergio Leone's trilogy. This is the first Italian film of the great George Hilton, who shoots everyone and every time exclaims 'Excuse me gentleman! The villain is Nino Castelnuovo, fresh from his portrayal of Renzo Travaglino and as mad as a beast, attacking his enemies with a whip.

The theme is a composition by Sergio Bardotti, Lucio Fulci, and Sergio Endrigo, who is also the performer. Simply beautiful.
 
I don't really know what happened, but I would still like to advocate for a return of @[tonysoprano] in any form. Unless this has already happened, of course. He's a good guy. Let's make this less of an advocacy and more of a hope. We are all friends.