Once Upon a Time in Italy (1966 - 1976)

5 film, 5 disc collection of Spaghetti Westerns from the early days of the genre to its last hurrah. Anchor Bay R0 USA boxset.

In Brief:

Anyone famous in it?	Look out for popular euro-cult stars Franco Nero, Klaus Kinski, Tomas Milian and Fabio Testi.
Who is it for?	Any fans of Spaghetti Westerns should pick this one up straight away. It could also make an interesting starting place to those new to the genre, although it is lacking some of the genre's best efforts.

Visuals	All films are in Original Aspect Ratios (from 1.85 to 2.35) and Anamorphically Enhanced. The picture quality is good, ranges from light to heavy grain throughout, and some print damage. Always Watchable.
Audio	All discs have original English Dolby Digital mono. Texas Adios, Four of the Apocalypse and Companeros also have Italian mono dubs.
Subtitles	English subtitles, translations of the Italian tracks, are included for Texas Adios and Companeros.
Extras	All the discs include theatrical trailers. All discs except Bullet for the General include short (10 - 15 min) documentary of cast/crew interviews. Keoma includes audio commentary from director.
Packing	Cardboard box contains 5 thin-pak DVD cases. All five films have identical single disc releases in standard Amaray cases as well.
Region	Region 0 - NTSC
Other regions?	Some films have releases in other countries. These DVDs are the best English language releases of all these films.
Cuts?	All films are believed to be fully uncut. Print languages vary.

A mixed bag of films, two of them impressive and three of them full of missed opportunities but still watchable.

A good release from Anchor Bay, all five films are of more than watchable quality and interesting extras are included.

All text in this review written by Timothy Young - January 2006.
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