| Description |
viii, 261 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Summary |
Sergio Leone had directed some dozen movies before his death in 1989, yet, almost entirely because of his five westerns, made between 1964 and 1971, constituting his take on an American cinematic mythology, his reputation remains lofty to this day. His second feature, A Fistful of Dollars, a violent yet humorous low-budget affair based on Kurosawa's samurai film Yojimbo, became a runaway smash and launched the "spaghetti western" and the superstardom of erstwhile TV cowboy Clint Eastwood. Fistful's two sequels were even more popular, but the ambitious Once upon a Time in the West (1968) flopped when first released in studio-butchered form (later restored, it is now considered Leone's masterpiece). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-251), dscography (p. [247]), filmography (p. [223]-245), and index. |
| Subject |
Leone, Sergio, 1929-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Western films -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
9780810860414 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0810860414 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000041964326 |
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AU@ 000043015428 |
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