From the TV series Rawhide and then a series of "Spaghetti" westerns filmed in Italy.
They were often shot in Italy because of the landscape.
Because they show people eating spaghetti a lot? Just kidding. Western produced in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s are called Spaghetti Western simply because they were produced in Italy. If they had been filmed in France they might have been called Baguette Westerns.
Ennio Morricone
It was Clint Eastwood
Spaghetti Westerns
NOT A fistful of Dollars..
Sergio Leone directed this film. He is known for the genre of Spaghetti Westerns.
Yes. Portions of "the Quiet Man" were filmed in Ireland and several westerns were filmed in various parts of Mexico.
Many films were shot on the backlots of Hollywood studios. Some were shot on location. Director John Ford shot many of his westerns in Monument Valley. It's in Utah and Arizona.
Whistling
Paint Your Wagon.