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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 ...
Joe
Marianne Koch Marianne Koch ...
Marisol
Gian Maria Volonté ...
Ramón Rojo (as Johnny 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 ...
Chico (as Richard Stuyvesant)
Bruno Carotenuto Bruno Carotenuto ...
Antonio Baxter (as Carol Brown)
Aldo Sambrell ...
Rojo gang member (as Aldo Sambreli)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Dean Stanton ...
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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:

Drifter | Mexican | Coffin | Action Hero | Six Shooter  | See more »

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A Fistful of Dollars is the first motion picture of its kind. It won't be the last! See more »

Genres:

Western

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

Originally called "The Magnificent Stranger", the title wasn't changed to "A Fistful of Dollars" until almost three days before the movie premiered in theaters. In fact, nobody had bothered to inform its main star, Clint Eastwood, of the change, and as a result Eastwood remained virtually unaware of the positive buzz surrounding the movie until an agent pointed it out to him in a Variety Magazine article three weeks later. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the Baxters and the Rojos are shooting at each other at the cemetery, Ramón Rojos runs over the tops of the rocks to get a better shot. As the Baxters fire at him, there is one bullet that hits the rocks under Ramón that had no sound of a rifle being fired nor any ricochet sound. See more »

Quotes

[last lines]
Joe: Mmh. Well, guess your government will be glad to see that gold back.
Silvanito: And you? You don't want to be here when they get it, eh?
Joe: You mean the Mexican goverment on one side? Maybe the Americans on the other side? Me right smack in the middle? Uhn-hn. Too dangerous. So long.
Silvanito: Adios.
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Connections

Referenced in The Thief Lord (2006) See more »