The 1960s and 1970s were the heyday of spaghetti westerns--low-budget films about the early American West mostly filmed in Italy. Though sometimes derided as excessively violent imitations of American-made westerns, they attracted a substantial following that has endured. With its classic elements of gunfights, gambling, heroes, sidekicks, love, and death, the genre is now perceived by critics as an intriguing object of study.

This book analyzes the construction of the stories presented in spaghetti westerns. It examines the content of the Italian western using concepts and constructs borrowed from scholars studying "pre-industrial" narratives. Plot, the constellation of characters, their relationship to each other, and their motives are studied. Films examined in detail include the seminal A Fistful of Dollars as well as Django, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. There is also a discussion of the early spaghetti westerns. The study then probes the elements of bounty hunters, the deprived hero, partnerships, betrayal, and comedy. An appendix details the top grossing Italian westerns between 1964 and 1975, including title, director, lead actor and intake. A second appendix provides a list of films quoted by Italian title and then by English title.

20世纪60年代和70年代是意大利西部片的全盛时期--关于美国早期西部的低成本电影大多在意大利拍摄。虽然有时被嘲笑为对美国西部片的过度暴力模仿，但它们吸引了大量的追随者，并经久不衰。凭借其枪战、赌博、英雄、伙伴、爱情和死亡等经典元素，该类型片现在被评论家们视为一个有趣的研究对象。

本书分析了意大利西部片中呈现的故事的构造。它使用从研究 "前工业 "叙事的学者那里借来的概念和构架，研究了意大利西部片的内容。书中研究了情节、人物的构成、他们之间的关系以及他们的动机。详细研究的电影包括具有开创意义的《满载而归》（A Fistful of Dollars）以及《姜戈》（Django）、《为了几块钱》（For a Few Dollars More）和《好、坏、丑》。此外，还讨论了早期的意大利西部片。该研究随后探究了赏金猎人、被剥夺的英雄、伙伴关系、背叛和喜剧等元素。一个附录详细介绍了1964年至1975年间意大利西部片的最高票房，包括片名、导演、主演和摄入量。第二个附录提供了一个按意大利语标题，然后按英语标题引用的电影列表。

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