With Quentin Tarantino set to make his filmmaking return this November, albeit only in the capacity of a writer, it’s safe to assume that fans will want to revisit his past work. They may even be inspired to check out the obscure films that have been the most influential for Tarantino. For instance, around the release of Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight, Tarantino spoke passionately about his love for the movies of Sergio Corbucci, the Italian director of spaghetti Westerns who could never escape from under the shadow of the more illustrious Sergio Leone. Several of Corbucci’s classics are streaming for free on Plex. And now, a soon-to-be-launched platform has made another of Tarantino’s favorite spaghetti Westerns available for a new generation to admire.
The movie in question wasn’t directed by either Sergio; instead, it was helmed by Giulio Petroni. It starred Tarantino’s favorite Western star — the actor he most wanted to direct — Lee Van Cleef. In a list of favorite spaghetti Westerns officially compiled by Tarantino, he rated the movie we’re talking about at the eighth spot, ahead of Corbucci’s Navajo Joe and The Great Silence. Tarantino’s list was topped by Leone’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, followed by For a Few Dollars More at number two, and Django at number three.
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