<P> Spaghetti Western , also known as Italian Western or Macaroni Western ( primarily in Japan ) , is a broad subgenre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone 's film - making style and international box - office success . The term was used by American critics and other countries because most of these Westerns were produced and directed by Italians . </P>
<P> Spaghetti Western , also known as Italian Western or Macaroni Western ( primarily in Japan ) , is a broad subgenre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone 's film - making style and international box - office success . The term was used by American critics and other countries because most of these Westerns were produced and directed by Italians . </P>
where did the phrase spaghetti western come from
where did the phrase spaghetti western come from
because most of these Westerns were produced and directed by Italians
because most of these Westerns were produced and directed by Italians