In his opinion, the American westerns of the mid- to late- 1. Despite the fact that even Hollywood began to gear down production of such films, Leone knew that there was still a significant market in Europe for westerns.
He observed that Italian audiences laughed at the stock conventions of both American westerns and the pastiche work of Italian directors working behind pseudonyms. His approach was to take the grammar of Italian film and to transpose it into a western setting.
- Rodgers: The lady is a tramp (Diana Ross). Morricone: A fistful of dollars (Ennio Morricone). Robertson: Ringo (Lorne Greene). Morricone: Pas vu, pas pris (Mireille.
- Yojimbon remake, ja 90- luvulla Last Man Standingin esikuva Kourallinen Dollareita yll. Aika ei ole tehnyt hallaa leffalle, p
- Ne hiljaisiksi poljetaan. Ja paha saa aina palkkansa, s. Kumpa tulvisi taas, veisi osan mukanaan.
Loppukuusta tarkotus matkata nykiin. Kourallinen dollareita (35582).