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Per un pugno di dollari (1964) 8.0
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
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| Clint Eastwood | ... | ||
| Marianne Koch | ... |
Marisol
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| Gian Maria Volonté | ... |
Ramón Rojo
(as John Wells)
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Wolfgang Lukschy | ... |
John Baxter
(as W. Lukschy)
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Sieghardt Rupp | ... |
Esteban Rojo
(as S. Rupp)
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Joseph Egger | ... |
Piripero
(as Joe Edger)
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Antonio Prieto Puerto | ... |
Don Miguel Benito Rojo
(as Antonio Prieto)
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José Calvo | ... |
Silvanito
(as Jose Calvo)
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Margarita Lozano | ... |
Consuelo Baxter
(as Margherita Lozano)
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Daniel Martín | ... |
Julián
(as Daniel Martin)
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Benito Stefanelli | ... |
Rubio
(as Benny Reeves)
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| Mario Brega | ... |
Chico
(as Richard Stuyvesant)
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Bruno Carotenuto | ... |
Antonio Baxter
(as Carol Brown)
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| Aldo Sambrell | ... |
Rojo gang member
(as Aldo Sambreli)
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
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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This short cigar belongs to a man with no name. This long gun belongs to a man with no name. This poncho belongs to a man with no name. He's going to trigger a whole new style in adventure. See more »Genres:
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Release Date:
18 January 1967 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Fistful of Dollars See more »Box Office
Budget:
$200,000 (estimated)Gross:
ESP 134,156,214 (Spain)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Color (Technicolor) (as Technicolor®)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Silvanito: Yes, but when there are two around, I'd say there is one too many!
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The trailers and promo material in the United States list the title of this film as "A Fistful of Dollars". The on-screen title on the film itself gives the title as simply "Fistful of Dollars". See more »Goofs
When Ramon shoots the escaping soldiers, by the river, in their backs, he does so with a Gatling Gun. Yet, when the "shot" soldiers cry out and fall to the ground, no blood or even small holes can be seen in their clothes. A Gatling Gun would rip them (the soldiers, as well as their clothes) to pieces. See more »Quotes
Joe: Every town has a boss.Silvanito: Yes, but when there are two around, I'd say there is one too many!
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Yesterday I had a wonderful chance to see "Per un pugno di dollari /A Fistful of Dollars" on a movie theater where it clearly belongs. For me as a fanatic Eastwood fan it truly was a bliss to view Clint's legendary breakthrough film and a mother of all spaghetti westerns on a big screen and to marvel Sergio Leone's astonishing directing! Rundown houses, dusty streets, shabby clothes and faces with lots of stubble and dirt are just something you have to watch as large as it's only possible. All that filth doesn't belong in a small television. Morricone's fantastic score makes the experience stunning.
I have to remind that this flick made Eastwood what he is today. Without it there wouldn't be no "Dirty Harry", "High plains drifter", "Unforgiven", "True Crime" or even "Every which way but loose". It's funny to state that although western is naturally an American genre, at least three of the best ones are made in Europe. Any of you who still don't know what I'm talking about, I mean Leone's Dollars trilogy. As it's said, "A Fistful of Dollars" is the first motion picture of it's kind. It is and it looks like a pretty cheap production but it became one of the most memorable westerns ever. I'm not revealing anything significant if I say that the undertaker got what he wanted the most: work.
Clint's character is just magnificent: he's witty, smart and dangerous and he doesn't take s**t from anybody, not even from guys who "insult his mule". Eastwood is the kind of a hero I love and look up to. Even though this is something I would definitely call a perfect western (10 out of 10) best was yet to come in the shape of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly". No disrespect to Kurosawa but this beats "Yojimbo" anytime. "Aim for the heart or you'll never stop me..."