Born this day 23rd July 1922 Damiano Damiani
Italian actor, screenwriter & director Damiano Damiani who’s work over more than five decades included Queen Sabe aka A Bullet for the General and Un genio, due compari, un pollo…
Gone 10 years today Ernest Borgnine
On this day 2012 we sadly lost the great Ernest Borgnine who’s more than fifty year acting career saw him work on a huge volume of films and tv shows…
Two years without Ennio Morricone
On this day in 2020 we sadly lost Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor Ennio Morricone. Morricone who died at the age of 91 wrote over original 400 original scores including…
Want a bit of Spaghetti Western history? The Sweetwater Ranch is for sale…
If you fancy having El Condor as a next door neighbour then this may well just be right up your street. Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West…
Jean-Louis Trintignant
French Actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, star of one of the finest Spaghetti Westerns ever created, The Great Silence has sadly passed away today aged 91. Rest in Peace
Rik Mayall, 8 Years Gone: #loveistheanswer
8 Years ago today we lost the wonderful Rik Mayall, one of the funniest people to surface from the British Comedy Scene. Being there at the forefront of the alternative…
Almeria Western Film Festival Update
The New Bud Spencer, ‘Leone in Memoriam’ award at the 12th Almería Western Film Festival, The Italian actor stars in the festival poster designed by illustrator Tony Stella, a tribute…
UPDATE Almeria Western Film Festival
The Almeria Western Film Festival has been postponed by a few weeks
Day One…….Friday 6th May 2022
Hello, nice to see you’ve happened upon Spaghetti Western Daily. Here’s a little bit of a back story. A few years ago I developed an interest in Spaghetti Western Movies…