Fans usually think of Sergio Leone and Sergio Corbucci before thinking of the other Sergio, who made epic Spaghetti Westerns ...

Movies like Tombstone and Django Unchained define brutality in the genre, but they aren't the only examples of this.

Once disparaged as "spaghetti Westerns," Leone's films helped revive the genre, and ushered in a unique visual style. In 2005, cultural historian Christopher Frayling reflected on Leone's influence.

Sergio Leone’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is one of the best movies of all time, and now that it’s streaming for free you ...

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