Subgenre Sampler
Western: 480 Films to Buy & Rent
Death Rides A Horse (Da uomo a uomo) (1968)
- Dir. Giulio Petroni
Feat. Lee Van Cleef, John Phillip Law, Mario Brega…
- 'Spaghetti Western' about the years–in–the–waiting revenge mission of an orphan to hunt his parent's bandit murderers. Although…
Five Card Stud (1968)
- Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens
- Western set in small–town Colorado where players from an ill–fated game of poker start to go missing, and murder is suspected. From the…
Great Silence, The (1968)
- Dir. Sergio Corbucci
Feat. Klaus Kinski, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frank Wolff
- A 'pure' spaghetti western in the Italian language, with Trintignant playing a mute desperado being pursued by bounty–hunter Kinski through a…
Hang 'em High (1968)
- Dir. Ted Post
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens
- A stateside attempt at a spaghetti Western. Clint Eastwood avenges a gang of vigilantes who wrongfully tried to hang him for murder.
Journey to Shiloh (1968)
- Dir. William Hale
Feat. James Caan, Michael Sarrazin, Harrison Ford…
- Diverting counterculture western with seven fresh–faced young men embarking on a cross–country journey to join the confederate army.…
Kill Them All And Come Back Alone (1968)
- Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
Feat. Chuck Connors, Frank Wolff, Franco Citti…
- Spaghetti western set during the American Civil War, with a confederate going after a cache of gold owned by the Union Army. He is aided by a group…
Long Ride From Hell, A (Vivo per la tua Morte) (1968)
- Dir. Camillo Bazzoni
Feat. Steve Reeves, Wayde Preston
- An overlooked, tough–minded Spaghetti Western featuring the legendary Steve "Hercules" Reeves in his final screen performance, this tells the…
More Dead than Alive (1968)
- Dir. Robert Sparr
Feat. Clint Walker, Vincent Price, Anne Francis…
- Western about a reformed killer who struggles with life on the outside.
After trying to settle down as a rancher but failing to win people's…
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
- Dir. Sergio Leone
Feat. Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards Jr.…
- A 13–minute credit sequence opens this riveting frontier saga, arguably the finest film of the genre. Charles Bronson steps in to Clint…
Scalphunters, The (1968)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Ossie Davis…
- A 'mountain' Western, with fur trapper Lancaster and ex–slave Davis teaming up to recapture a cargo of stolen pelts. The script aims at various…