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A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Per un pugno di dollari (original title)

99 min  -  Western  -   18 January 1967 (USA)
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A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.

Director:

Sergio Leone
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood ...
Joe
Marianne Koch Marianne Koch ...
Marisol
Gian Maria Volonté Gian Maria Volonté ...
Ramón Rojo (as John Wels)
Wolfgang Lukschy Wolfgang Lukschy ...
John Baxter (as W. Lukschy)
Sieghardt Rupp Sieghardt Rupp ...
Esteban Rojo (as S. Rupp)
Joseph Egger Joseph Egger ...
Piripero (as Joe Edger)
Antonio Prieto Antonio Prieto ...
José Calvo José Calvo ...
Silvanito (as Jose Calvo)
Margarita Lozano Margarita Lozano ...
Consuelo Baxter (as Margherita Lozano)
Daniel Martín Daniel Martín ...
Julián (as Daniel Martin)
Benito Stefanelli Benito Stefanelli ...
Rubio (as Benny Reeves)
Mario Brega Mario Brega ...
Chico (as Richard Stuyvesant)
Bruno Carotenuto Bruno Carotenuto ...
Antonio Baxter (as Carol Brown)
Aldo Sambrell Aldo Sambrell ...
Rojo gang member (as Aldo Sambreli)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton ...
Prison Warden .version 1977
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Storyline

An anonymous, but deadly man rides into a town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojo's. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain. Written by Andrew Hyatt <dres@uiuc.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Mexican | Drifter | Cowboy Shirt | Honor | Shootout  | See more »

Taglines:

In his own way he is perhaps, the most dangerous man who ever lived! See more »

Genres:

Western

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence (re-rating) (1993) See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

Italy | Spain | West Germany

Language:

Italian | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Por un puñado de dólares See more »

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$11,000,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor) (as Technicolor®)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

When Clint Eastwood arrived on the set, he was struck by how little the Italian crew and writers knew about the American West they were filming about. For example, he had to point out that coonskin caps were worn by frontiersmen and trappers in the Davy Crockett era, circa the 1820s, not by gunfighters and townsmen in the American West and Mexico of the 1870s, as the scriptwriters had written. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: In the scene where the Mexican cavalry are ambushed at the river, the machine gun used by the 'US Cavalry' is unloaded at all times - it is a belt fed weapon, yet has no belt of rounds in it - it presumably has caps in the end to produce the muzzle smoke. Furthermore a hand cranked Gatling Gun would be more appropriate to the time line the film is set around than the slightly more modern air cooled belt fed weapon used. See more »

Quotes

Marisol: Why are you doing this for us?
Joe: Because I knew someone like you once and there was no one there to help. Now, get moving.
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Connections

Referenced in The Thief Lord (2006) See more »