Reading Time: 7 minutesWhat is A spaghetti western? Definition & Meaning A spaghetti western is a Western film made by Italian filmmakers, often shot in Europe and released from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s. These films rework the classic Hollywood Western with harsher violence, moral ambiguity, long stretches of tension and silence, and highly stylized filmmaking (especially… Continue reading What Is a Spaghetti Western? Definition, History & Style