Review of The Big Gundown (1967) by Marco S — 14 Jan 2011
I was fortunate enough to see this hard to find classic just a few weeks ago. From all the spaghetti westerns ever made, this film I think comes closest to be the finest non-Leone italio western ever made.
Easily Sollima's best crafted western and the best political spaghetti western ever made. Shots are beautifully crafted, there are some of the most memorable duels in any western out there, the Ennio Morricone music is some of the best outside his Leone work, and Lee Van Cleef and Thomas Milian put on some of their best performances ever.
A must see for not only spaghetti western fans, but any western fan or film buff in general. Tarantino is obviously a fan as most of the music from Inglorious Basterds is taken from this movie.
This review of The Big Gundown (1967) was written by Marco S on 14 Jan 2011.
The Big Gundown has generally received very positive reviews.
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