Once upon a Time in Italy : The Westerns of Sergio Leone by Christopher Frayling (2005, Hardcover)

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An illustrated exploration of the mid-twentieth-century filmmakers "spaghetti westerns" considers his role in defining the genre, his visual style and elliptical storytelling methods, and his creation of such works as A Fistful of Dollars and Once Upon a Time in the West. 12,500 first printing.

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PublisherAbrams, Inc.
ISBN-100810958848
ISBN-139780810958845
eBay Product ID (ePID)43892438

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Book TitleOnce Upon a Time in Italy : the Westerns of Sergio Leone
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicFilm / Genres / Westerns, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / History & Criticism
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts
AuthorChristopher Frayling
FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in
Item Weight42 Oz
Item Length10.5 in
Item Width8.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-026343
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromEighth Grade
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal791.4302/33/092
SynopsisIn the mid-1960s an unknown Italian film director named Sergio Leone was given $200,000 and some leftover film stock, and he went to make a Western. With an American TV actor named Clint Eastwood and a script based on a samurai epic, Leone wound up creating "A Fistful of Dollars", the first in a trilogy of films (with "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly") that was violent, cynical, and visually stunning. Along with his later masterpiece, "Once Upon a Time in the West", these films came to define the Spaghetti Western
LC Classification NumberPN1998.3.L463F68

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    This is one sharp book packed full of great photos and articles and covering an extensive career. Definitely worth the read and purchase.

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