Gestern Abend hatte ich das Vergnügen, Ennio Morricone mitsamt großem Orchester und Chor live auf seiner My Life In Music – Tour erleben zu dürfen. Ein Querschnitt aus seinem Schaffen, das immerhin über 500 von ihm komponierte Filmmusiken umfasst. Ihr könnt mir glauben, das war ein wunderschöner, beeindruckender und unvergesslicher Abend. Anlässlich dieser Erfahrung nun also meine zehn Lieblingsfilme mit vom Meister geschriebener Musik.

 

 

 

10.

The Big Gundown (1966)
	Rating: 7.4/10 (3,206 votes) Director: Sergio Sollima Writer: Franco Solinas (story), Fernando Morandi (story), Sergio Donati (screenplay), Sergio Sollima (screenplay) Stars: Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian, Walter Barnes, Nieves Navarro Runtime: 110 min Rated: Approved Genre: Western Released: 1966-11-29
Plot: Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.

 

 

 

9.

U Turn (1997)
	Rating: 6.8/10 (39,009 votes) Director: Oliver Stone Writer: John Ridley (screenplay), John Ridley (book) Stars: Sean Penn, Billy Bob Thornton, Abraham Benrubi, Richard Rutowski Runtime: 125 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Released: 1997-10-03
Plot: A young punk drifter heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt before the Russian mafia kills him, is forced to stop in a Arizona town where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong for him.

 

 

 

8.

Casualties of War (1989)
	Rating: 7.0/10 (30,135 votes) Director: Brian De Palma Writer: Daniel Lang (book), David Rabe (screenplay) Stars: Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Don Harvey, John C. Reilly Runtime: 113 min Rated: R Genre: Drama, History, War Released: 1989-08-18
Plot: During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.

 

 

 

7.

The Thing (1982)
	Rating: 8.2/10 (215,812 votes) Director: John Carpenter Writer: Bill Lancaster (screenplay), John W. Campbell Jr. (story) Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon Runtime: 109 min Rated: R Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi Released: 1982-06-25
Plot: Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.

 

 

 

6.

Duck, You Sucker (1971)
	Rating: 7.7/10 (19,355 votes) Director: Sergio Leone Writer: Sergio Leone (story), Sergio Donati (story), Luciano Vincenzoni (screenplay), Sergio Donati (screenplay), Sergio Leone (screenplay), Roberto De Leonardis (dialogue adaptation), Carlo Tritto (dialogue adaptation) Stars: Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli, Maria Monti Runtime: 138 min Rated: PG Genre: Western Released: 1971-10-20
Plot: An I.R.A. explosives expert on the run in Mexico meets an amoral Mexican bandit; together they are drawn into the Mexican revolution.

 

 

 

5.

State of Grace (1990)
	Rating: 7.3/10 (13,766 votes) Director: Phil Joanou Writer: Dennis McIntyre Stars: Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright Runtime: 134 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Released: 14 Sep 1990
Plot: Terry Noonan returns home to New York's Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. He soon hooks up with childhood pal Jackie who is involved in the Irish mob run by his brother Frankie. Terry...

 

 

 

4.

The Untouchables (1987)
	Rating: 8.0/10 (188,193 votes) Director: Brian De Palma Writer: Oscar Fraley (suggested by book), Eliot Ness (suggested by book), David Mamet Stars: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia Runtime: 119 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama, History Released: 03 Jun 1987
Plot: Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team.

 

 

 

3.

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
	Rating: 8.6/10 (179,968 votes) Director: Sergio Leone Writer: Sergio Leone (screenplay), Sergio Donati (screenplay), Dario Argento (from a story by), Bernardo Bertolucci (from a story by), Sergio Leone (from a story by), Mickey Knox (dialogue: English version) Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson Runtime: 175 min Rated: PG-13 Genre: Western Released: 1968-12-21
Plot: Epic story of a mysterious stranger with a harmonica who joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.

 

 

 

2.

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
	Rating: 8.4/10 (172,634 votes) Director: Sergio Leone Writer: Harry Grey (novel), Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone, Stuart Kaminsky (additional dialogue) Stars: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci Runtime: 229 min Rated: R Genre: Crime, Drama Released: 28 Sep 1984
Plot: A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

 

 

 

1.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
	Rating: 8.9/10 (421,579 votes) Director: Sergio Leone Writer: Luciano Vincenzoni (story), Sergio Leone (story), Agenore Incrocci (screenplay), Furio Scarpelli (screenplay), Luciano Vincenzoni (screenplay), Sergio Leone (screenplay), Mickey Knox (English version by) Stars: Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè Runtime: 161 min Rated: Not Rated Genre: Western Released: 1966-12-23
Plot: A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.