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A Fistful of Dollars

Original title: Per un pugno di dollari
  • 1964
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
244K
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A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
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A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.

  • Director
    • Sergio Leone
  • Writers
    • Adriano Bolzoni
    • Mark Lowell
    • Víctor Andrés Catena
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Gian Maria Volontè
    • Marianne Koch
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    244K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,017
    234
    • Director
      • Sergio Leone
    • Writers
      • Adriano Bolzoni
      • Mark Lowell
      • Víctor Andrés Catena
    • Stars
      • Clint Eastwood
      • Gian Maria Volontè
      • Marianne Koch
    • 399User reviews
    • 148Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • Joe
    Gian Maria Volontè
    Gian Maria Volontè
    • Ramón Rojo
    • (Italian, English version)
    • (as John Wells, Johnny Wels)
    Marianne Koch
    Marianne Koch
    • Marisol
    Wolfgang Lukschy
    Wolfgang Lukschy
    • John Baxter
    • (as W. Lukschy)
    Sieghardt Rupp
    Sieghardt Rupp
    • Esteban Rojo
    • (as S. Rupp)
    Joseph Egger
    • Piripero
    • (as Joe Edger)
    Antonio Prieto
    Antonio Prieto
    • Don Benito Rojo…
    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
    • Antonio Baxter
    • (as Carol Brown)
    Aldo Sambrell
    Aldo Sambrell
    • Rojo gang member
    • (as Aldo Sambreli)
    Raf Baldassarre
    Raf Baldassarre
    • Juan De Dios
    • (uncredited)
    Luis Barboo
    Luis Barboo
    • Baxter Gunman 2
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Braña
    Frank Braña
    • Baxter Gang Member
    • (uncredited)
    José Canalejas
    José Canalejas
    • Rojo Gang Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sergio Leone
    • Writers
      • Adriano Bolzoni
      • Mark Lowell
      • Víctor Andrés Catena
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Clint Eastwood's contract for Rawhide (1959) prohibited him from making movies in the United States while on break from the series. However, the contract did allow him to accept movie assignments in Europe.
    • Goofs
      When the Rojo gang ambush the Mexican army unit the gun Ramon uses to kill all the troops is a Mitrailleuse volley gun. Each barrel had to be laboriously loaded by hand before all barrels were fired together in a single volley. However, the film shows the volley gun being used as a form of machine gun. The only machine gun around at the time was the hand-cranked Gatling gun which the soundtrack also seems to depict.

      A volley gun could fire each round individually using a hand crank. However, Ramon clearly has both hands on the (incorrect) twin grips at all times.
    • Quotes

      [Having said "get three coffins ready" earlier]

      Joe: My mistake. Four coffins...

    • Alternate versions
      The original British theatrical release had about 4 minutes cut by the BBFC. Many closeup shots of bloodied faces and bodies (including the body of Chico) were removed, as well as a shot of Ramon dripping blood from his mouth. The main cuts, however, were to the beating up of Eastwood, which lost a hand stomping scene, and extensive cuts to the assault on the Baxters' house which was cut to shorten the overall sequence by removing all shots of men on fire, and the shooting of Consuela Baxter. (The cut version removes the shot of her falling backwards.) The 1999 MGM video and DVD releases are fully uncut and the same as the USA DVD release.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Man with No Name (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweet Betsy from Pike
      (uncredited)

      Written by John A. Stone

      Performed by Clint Eastwood

    User reviews399

    Featured review
    8/10

    A Barrelful of Bullets (Amongst Other Things)...

    A one man vigilante enters town, proceeds to take four shooters down without a frown, the filling of, a feudal sandwich, allies to both, presents his own pitch, it's not too long before his masterplan is blown. As the barrels start to role and then cascade, cadavers keep the coffin man in trade, the bullets ricochet, will our Joe make his payday, or will the bandits and the smugglers have their say.

    It's hard to believe this 1964 western is as engaging as it was when I first watched it as a kid growing up. I've enjoyed its company many times since, as well as that of Yojimbo upon which it was based; the timeless tale of one man doing the right thing, fighting the corrupt and the crooked, just for a fistful of dollars or, in modern parlance, a computer full of crypto - I know which I prefer.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 18, 1967 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Spain
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Por un puñado de dólares
    • Filming locations
      • Cabo de Gata, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Jolly Film
      • Constantin Film
      • Ocean Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,500,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,516,248
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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