Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys and Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leone

Prologue : The European western: Sutter and his gold -- pt. 1. The context -- Spaghettis and society -- The studio -- Karl May and the noble savage -- pt. 2. The critics -- The 'cultural roots' controversy -- pt. 3. The films -- Sergio Leone's films--the sources -- The 'Dollars' trilogy--decors and details -- The 'Dollars' trilogy--analysis -- Once upon a time in the west -- Spaghettis and politics -- Epilogue : Spaghettis in the looking-glass -- Appendix 1 : Critical filmography -- Appendix 2 : The cut sequences in Leone's westerns -- Appendix 3 : The impact of spaghettis on the American western -- Appendix 4 : Box office receipts of A fistful of dollars in Italy -- Appendix 5 : Umberto Eco's model of the Superman formula.