{"product_id":"any-gun-can-play-the-essential-guide-to-euro-westerns-9781913051143","title":"Any Gun Can Play: The Essential Guide to Euro-Westerns","description":"THE EURO-WESTERN BEYOND LEONE \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe full, vibrant history of the Euro-Western, offering everything any fan of Euro-Westerns could ever want to know. The success of Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy in the 60s sparked a gold rush, as a legion of European film-makers, many of them sharing the get-rich-quick mentality of Leone's mercenary anti-heroes followed the master's lead to create some of the wildest Westerns ever made. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCynical and stylish, bloody and baroque, Euro-Westerns replaced straight-shooting sheriffs and courageous cowboys with amoral adventurers, whose murderous methods would shock the heroes of Hollywood Westerns. Any Gun Can Play explores the films' wider reaches, their recurrent themes, characters, quirks and motifs. It examines the American models and explores the mechanics of the Italian film industry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Features the genre's leading lights, including Franco Nero, Giuliano Gemma and Gianni Garko, writer Sergio Donati, and directors Sergio Sollima and Giuliano Carnimeo \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Foreword by Euro-Western legend Franco Nero \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis stunningly illustrated reference guide demonstrates why these films became box-office sensations around the world, and their influence can still be felt today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrant, Kevin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eKevin Grant\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance journalist and film writer with a passion for exploitation movies. A fan of Westerns since childhood, he has contributed to a range of publications including \u003ci\u003eFlesh \u0026amp; Blood, Delirium, Blood, Money and Vengeance, Hotdog\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEuropean Trash\u003c\/i\u003e Cinema. This is his first book.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNero, Franco:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - As the alter ego of Django and Keoma, \u003cb\u003eFranco Nero's\u003c\/b\u003e iconic status among Euro-western aficionados is second to none. He gave vigorous performances in more than a dozen westerns, and he remains an impassioned ambassador for the genre. One of relatively few Italian actors to make an impact on a global scale, he has appeared in more than 120 films since his breakthrough in the mid-Sixties, alternating starring roles in popular movies with character turns in more prestigious productions. A frequent collaborator of Sergio Corbucci and Enzo Castellari, he has also worked with Luis Bunuel.","brand":"FAB Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50387149488402,"sku":"9781913051143","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a16502c-3e34-4941-a7d6-2324b89d808b.jpg?v=1728871241","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/any-gun-can-play-the-essential-guide-to-euro-westerns-9781913051143","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}