outlaws and lawlessness

His spaghetti westerns redefined the outlaw archetype, portraying morally ambiguous gunfighters operating outside civilization's constraints.

His westerns explore the tension between frontier lawlessness and the establishment of order, examining outlaws as tragic figures caught between two worlds.

His crime thrillers depict professional criminals and underworld figures with austere style, treating lawlessness as a code-bound lifestyle separate from society.