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October 2025 recap Welcome to the October 2025 📨 newsletter from the Spaghetti Western Database, your regular newsletter of what happened last month in the world of European westerns. How to receive this newsletter aut...

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It's been quite a year in spaghetti western releases, but we're still hoping for some banger announcements before the holidays.... www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Sp...

New book: The Making of Tarantino's Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood - The Quentin Tarantino Archives The following text is from the press release. We will offer you a full on review of this book in the very near future. For the first time ever, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has au...

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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly 4K UHD With the two preceding films in his “Dollars” trilogy having unleashed a boom in Euro Western productions, Sergio Leone knew that his concluding chapter would have to top them all. Armed with his largest budget yet, Leone created what is, for many, the final word on the subject – a violent, picaresque epic presented with operatic scope and intensity, with Clint Eastwood donning the iconic hat and poncho one last time.A partnership between two scoundrels, Blondie (Eastwood) and Tuco (Eli Wallach) goes awry, only for fate to intervene in the form of information about a cache of stolen Confederate gold buried in a graveyard. Each possessing a different clue to its location, the pair are forced into a distrustful partnership. However, the gold is also sought by Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef), a ruthless mercenary with his own twisted code of honour. Thus begins a desperate pursuit amidst the mass destruction and absurdity of the American Civil War, culminating in an iconic three-way standoff inside the graveyard.Mythic, cynical and endlessly entertaining, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly brings Leone’s grand sense of dramatic scale to its apotheosis. Arrow Films is proud to present this landmark Western in the most comprehensive edition ever assembled, featuring both cuts of the film meticulously restored in glorious 4K, and a wealth of new and archival bonus materials.4K ULTRA-HD SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTSDISC 1 – INTERNATIONAL CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)New 4K restoration of the 162-minute International Cut using the original 2-perf Techniscope negative 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Newly restored original lossless English mono audio Optional newly remixed lossless English DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by film critic and historian Tim Lucas Theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spotsDISC 2 – EXTENDED CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)New 4K restoration of the 179-minute Extended Cut, using the original 2-perf Techniscope negative 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Newly restored original lossless English mono audio Optional newly remixed English DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by film historian and Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling Audio commentary by film historian and Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel Seamless branching options to watch the Extended Cut with the uncut torture scene (mono only) and/or without the ‘grotto’ scene originally removed after the premiere Deleted and alternate scenesDISC 3 – EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)A Circular Trilogy, a newly filmed interview with film historian and critic Fabio Melelli The Laughter Behind the Epic, a newly filmed interview with Giacomo Scarpelli, son of co-writer Furio Scarpelli Three Colors, a newly filmed interview with Stefano Delli Colli, son of cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli Sergio and Sergio, a newly filmed interview with camera assistant Sergio Salvati The Hand That Drew The West, a newly filmed interview with Giuditta Simi, daughter of set/costume designer Carlo Simi They Call Him Angel Eyes, a newly filmed interview with filmmaker and Lee Van Cleef biographer Mike Malloy From Falls to Fame, a newly filmed interview with stuntman Fabio Testi The Man, The Cut, The Masterpiece, a newly filmed interview with editor Eugenio Alabiso Frames of Glory, a newly filmed interview with post-production supervisor Enzo Ocone That Magic Sound, a newly filmed interview with guitarist Bruno Battisti D'Amario The Voice Behind the Gold, a newly filmed interview with singer Edda Dell'Orso Call of the Coyote, a newly filmed interview with Morricone biographer Alessandro de Rosa The Good, The Great and the Moody, a new visual essay exploring the film's iconic soundtrack by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon Leone’s West and The Leone Style, two archive featurettes with Eastwood, Wallach, Schickel, Alberto Grimaldi and Mickey Knox Reconstructing the Film, an archive featurette on the assembly of the Extended Cut Il Maestro Parts One and Two, two archive featurettes with film music historian Jon Burlingame The Socorro Sequence: A Reconstruction, a featurette on a deleted scene The Man Who Lost the Civil War, an archive featurette on the film's depiction of the Civil War Vignettes (Easter Eggs), four short interviews with Eastwood and Wallach Alternate credits sequences Four comprehensive image galleries Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella

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For A Few Dollars More 4K UHD In 1964, Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars introduced audiences to a new, edgier breed of Western. The following year, he demonstrated that the first film was no fluke with For a Few Dollars More, cementing Clint Eastwood’s “Man with No Name” as a genre icon and spawning a legion of imitators.In the Old West, two rival bounty killers (Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef) hunt the same target: the psychopathic bandit known as “El Indio” (Gian Maria Volonté). The price on his head is high – but one of the hunters harbours a secret personal vendetta. Forming an uneasy alliance, the pair succeed in infiltrating El Indio’s gang... but as greed begets violence, the hunters become the hunted, leading to a final showdown in a circle of death.Made with a much higher budget than its predecessor, For a Few Dollars More expanded the canvas of Leone’s mythic, feverish vision of the Western and further developed his unmistakable authorial signature. Fully uncut and newly restored in sumptuous 4K with a plethora of new and archival bonus features, the Man with No Name returns in deadly style.4K ULTRA-HD SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTSDISC 1 – FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)New 4K restoration from the original 2-perf Techniscope negative 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Newly restored original lossless English mono audio Optional newly remixed lossless English DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by film historian and Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling Audio commentary by film historian and critic Tim Lucas Original Italian credits and intermission break (separate from main feature) Trailers, TV spots and radio spotsDISC 2 – EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)A Violent Tale of Vengeance, a newly filmed interview with film historian and critic Fabio Melelli No One Shoots at the Colonel, a newly filmed interview with filmmaker and Lee Van Cleef biographer Mike Malloy Crafting the West, a newly filmed interview with Giuditta Simi, daughter of set/costume designer Carlo Simi Cuts and Rhythm, a newly filmed interview with editor Eugenio Alabiso Western Strings, a newly filmed interview with guitarist Bruno Battisti D’Amario Timeless Voice, a newly filmed interview with singer Edda Dell’Orso For a Few Notes More, a newly filmed interview with Morricone biographer Alessandro de Rosa For Ennio's Dollar Score, a new visual essay exploring the film’s iconic soundtrack by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon Career-spanning hour-long interview with Sergio Leone, never released in full before, filmed by Large Door Productions in 1983 On Location in Almería and Granada, an archive featurette produced and presented by filmmaker Alex Cox The Frayling Archives and A New Standard, two archival interviews with Sir Christopher Frayling Back for More, an archival interview with Clint Eastwood Tre Voci, an archival featurette with Leone collaborators Mickey Knox, Sergio Donati and Alberto Grimaldi Restoration Italian Style, an archival featurette on the film’s remastering for DVD The Original American Release Version, an archival featurette Location Comparisons 1965–2004, an archival featurette Alternate credits sequences Four comprehensive image galleries Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella

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A Fistful of Dollars 4K UHD [Blu-ray] [Region Free] It wasn’t really the first film of its kind, but the western all’Italiana – or “spaghetti Western” – was never the same again after Sergio Leone’s groundbreaking A Fistful of Dollars, starring Clint Eastwood in the classic role that made him an international icon.A nameless stranger (Eastwood) rides into the Mexican border town of San Miguel and quickly finds himself in the middle of a bloody battle for power between two rival families, the Baxters and the Rojos. Cannily realising there’s money to be made from playing each side against the other, the Man with No Name soon finds himself caught in the crossfire as the body count escalates, his only chance of escape a standoff against the Rojos’ mercilessly cruel leader, Ramón (Gian Maria Volonté).Leone’s clever and contemporary inversion of Western archetypes was not only the first entry in a much-beloved trilogy, but the director’s first collaboration with the brilliant composer Ennio Morricone. Now fully uncut and freshly restored in glorious 4K with an arsenal of new and old bonus material, the Man with No Name rides again like never before!4K ULTRA-HD SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTSDISC 1 – FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)New 4K restoration from the original 2-perf Techniscope negative 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original English and Italian front and end titles Newly restored original lossless English and Italian mono audio Optional newly remixed lossless English and Italian DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack Audio commentary by film historian and Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling Audio commentary by film historian and critic Tim Lucas Trailers, TV spots and radio spotsDISC 2 – EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)When It All Started, a newly filmed interview with film historian and critic Fabio Melelli Four Fingers Four Picks, a newly filmed interview with guitarist Bruno Battisti D’Amario Wind & Fire, a newly filmed interview with Morricone biographer Alessandro de Rosa A Night at the Movies, a newly filmed interview with filmmaker Paolo Bianchini A Fistful of Outtakes, highlights from the original rushes The Day the Soundtrack Changed, a new visual essay by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon exploring the film’s iconic score Marisol: Leone's Madonna of the West, an archival interview with co-star Marianne Koch The Frayling Archives and A New Kind of Hero, two archival interviews with Sir Christopher Frayling A Few Weeks in Spain, an archival interview with Clint Eastwood Tre Voci, an archival featurette with Leone collaborators Mickey Knox, Sergio Donati and Alberto Grimaldi Opening scene with Harry Dean Stanton filmed for the film’s US TV debut in 1975, plus an archival interview with the prologue’s director Monte Hellman Restoration Italian Style, an archival featurette on the film's remastering for DVD Location Comparisons 1964–2004, an archival featurette Alternate credits sequences Three comprehensive image galleries: A Fistful of Pictures, On the Set and Promoting ‘A Fistful of Dollars’Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella

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We sincerely hope that Carambola Media / DiabolikDVD.com sell enough of this one to embark on more spaghetti western releases. Learn all about this release here >> www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Pi... #filmsky

Arrow Video DVD and BluRay catalog - The Spaghetti Western Database

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Sergio Leone by himself - The Spaghetti Western Database

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One of the big influences on For a Few Dollars More is André De Toth's The Bounty Hunter (1954) starring Randolph Scott. It's fascinating to see Leone expand on scenes from The Bounty Hunter, sometimes building whole sequences from a single visual or an interesting prop.

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Klaus Kinski, Lee Van Cleef, Clint Eastwood “FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE” (1965) dir. Sergio Leone

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We hope some rich financer-producer helps Costner make his other three Horizon films (and maybe tweak the first for a re-release) #filmsky

New book: The Making of Tarantino's Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood - The Quentin Tarantino Archives The following text is from the press release. We will offer you a full on review of this book in the very near future. For the first time ever, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has au...

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Sergio Leone by himself - The Spaghetti Western Database

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Next on the spaghetti western adventure, the Dollars Trilogy. Another rematch for me, and one of my favorites. Forgot how good all three are. Sergio Leone and Ennio Morriconi are one of the best pairs in film history.

one starring Merli? ;)

The spaghetti Western sequel ‘Aidós Sabata’ starring Yul Brynner rode into theaters in Italy 55 years ago this week. 🐴 🔥 ☠️ #OTD

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Next spaghetti western, They Call Me Trinity, is definitely a comedy. It doesn't all hold up, but still a hoot. Terence Hill and Bud Spencer are great. Looking forward to the sequel.

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Four Of The Apocalypse (1975) Four Of The Apocalypse (1975) is a late-period spaghetti western, as the Italian genre was on the decline in the 1970s, directed by Lucio Fulci. Even though this before Fulci's 'Gates of Hell' trilogy, and some of the more gnarlier movies that would make his name as a horror filmmaker (Zombi 2, The New York Ripper), I still assumed there would be a grotesque edge to this tale.

Four Of The Apocalypse (1975)

Four Of The Apocalypse (1975) is a late-period spaghetti western, as the Italian genre was on the decline in the 1970s, directed by Lucio Fulci. Even though this before Fulci's 'Gates of Hell' trilogy, and some of the more gnarlier movies that would make his name as a…

Next spaghetti western, Any Gun Can Play. Cast was unknown to me and the Tubi copy was pixelated, but a very satisfying ending, totally different than typical SWs.