Spaghetti Westerns have been defined by Sergio Leone’s 60s output which focused on demystifying the American west while paying tribute to the films that inspired him as a youth – but while A Fistful of Dollars (1964) was the match strike for the genre, it wasn’t the only film that captured international imaginations. Perhaps equally as influential, at least for the Italian film industry which went on to create dozens of unofficial sequels, was Sergio Corbucci’s Django (1966) which is filled with iconic imagery and features an enduring performance from Franco Nero in the titular lead. While lacking Leone’s stylistic
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