Spaghetti westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone (Cinema and society) - Softcover

Frayling, Christopher

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9780710005045: Spaghetti westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone (Cinema and society)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0710005040 ISBN 13: 9780710005045
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981

Synopsis

Spaghetti Westerns is the major critical exploration of the European Western. Christopher Frayling approaches the Westerns produced at Cinecitta Studios in Rome from a variety of perspectives, placing them in the Italian, social, political, industrial and cinematic contexts from which they evolved. Over 400 Spaghetti Westerns were produced during their 1960s peak period; Frayling deals with the most interesting examples, giving special attention to the films of Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood.

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About the Author

Christopher Frayling is Rector of the Royal College of Art in London.

Review

'The book is a major contribution to the understanding of film in society, and is as much fun as the movies it discusses' - Robert Reiner, New Society The Professor of Cultural History at the Royal College of Art has taken his chair in both hands. - Robert Hewison, Times Literary Supplement. 'An all-encompassing overview of the genre and its key contributors' - Howard Maxford, Film Review, 10th April 2006.

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Publisher
Routledge & Kegan Paul
Publication date
1981
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0710005040
ISBN 13 
9780710005045
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
304
Rating
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars
    86 ratings by Goodreads

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