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A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:32
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: The first true Spaghetti Western follows the exploits of a nameless drifter (Clint Eastwood) who wanders into a town torn apart by greed, corruption, and revenge. The clever, tough-talking... The first true Spaghetti Western follows the exploits of a nameless drifter (Clint Eastwood) who wanders into a town torn apart by greed, corruption, and revenge. The clever, tough-talking gunslinger then plays the town's two feuding families off each other to his own benefit. As members of each family are planted in the ground, the gold in his pockets gets heavier and heavier. This violent remake of Akira Kurosawa's YOJIMBO made Eastwood a star, and sparked two sequels--FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE and THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY--to form what is now referred to as the Man with No Name trilogy. All three films starred Eastwood, featured Ennio Morricone's distinctive musical compositions, and were directed--in a wonderfully gritty style--by Sergio Leone. Although the film was not released in the United States until 1967, it was produced and released internationally in 1964. [More]
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonte, Marianne Koch, Mario Brega
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonte, Marianne Koch, Mario Brega
Director: Sergio Leone
Director: Sergio Leone
Producer: Giorgio Papi
Screenwriter: Sergio Leone, Duccio Tessari, G. Schock, Victor A. Catena
Composer: Ennio Morricone
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Release:
May 12, 2009
DVD Features:
- 2-Disc Set
- Region 1
- PAL
- Keep Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround - Spanish
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
- Subtitles - English, Spanish, French - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Bonus Footage: "The Network Prologue"
- Clips/Highlights - "Location Comparisons"
- Audio Commentary: Sir Christopher Frayling - Film Historian
Behind the Scenes:
- 1. "A Few Weeks In Spain"
- 2. "Not Ready For Primetime"
Featurette:
- 1. "A New Kind Of Hero"
- 2. "Tre Voici"
Trailers:
- 1. Double Bill Trailer
- 2. Radio Spots (10)
Additional Products:
- 8-Page Booklet
Reviews for A Fistful of Dollars
Though far from perfected in this film, Leone's style would mature through his next two films.
A clever film, shot with sophistication, which ... propelled Eastwood to international stardom.
From Clint Eastwood's iconic performance to Ennio Morricone's unforgettable (and much-parodied) musical score, A Fistful of Dollars (****) took the western down trails it had never explored.
The film is a no message one, but where violence is glorified by the hero who is as amoral as the villains.
Very much an act of sardonic disrespect toward the genre, yet it's also a legitimate passion play
Eastwood absolutely defines the sullen spaghetti western anti-hero in Sergio Leone's slick and sleepy shoot 'em up saga that kicks up the right amont of dramatic dust.
Really little more than a series of loosely connected shoot-outs -- but, as Sergio Leone proved, there can be a lot of fun in that.
It's Leone's shortest and simplest film, but all of his hallmarks -- a masterly use of space within the widescreen frame, Ennio Morricone's unusual soundtrack music, plenty of silence -- are already in place.
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