Sergio Leone

Leone was Italy's response to America with his slow, pitiless and darkly humorous 'spaghetti' westerns. Notable for their disconcerting juxtaposition of long shots with abrupt, angular close-ups and the atmospheric soundtracks of Ennio Morricone, the films of Leone inspired imitations worldwide in a period where western was an almost extinguished genre.

• Sodom and Gomorrah (1963; codir only)
• A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
• For a Few Dollars More (1966)
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
• Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
• Duck, You Sucker (1972; aka A Fistful of Dynamite)
• Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

01 May 2001

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