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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

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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

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What more could a body want?

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
10/01/03
Austin Chronicle

Though far from perfected in this film, Leone's style would mature through his next two films.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/29/06
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The one that started it all. A classic Western!

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08/09/04
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

A clever film, shot with sophistication, which ... propelled Eastwood to international stardom.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
06/13/08
Amber Wilkinson
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

Egregiously synthetic but engrossingly morbid, violent film.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/09/05
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times

No review available.

comment Comment
12/05/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Awesome.

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10/05/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

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.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
06/22/06
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

No review available.

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04/16/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

...doesn't quite live up to its reputation.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
06/28/04
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

The film is a no message one, but where violence is glorified by the hero who is as amoral as the villains.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
04/21/02
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Very entertaining.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

No review available.

comment Comment
08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Very much an act of sardonic disrespect toward the genre, yet it's also a legitimate passion play

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/26/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

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.

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05/22/03
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
TheWorldJournal.com

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.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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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.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
08/14/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

No review available.

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02/02/03
Josh Ralske
Josh Ralske
All Movie Guide

No review available.

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08/26/02
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

No review available.

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10/14/04
Matt Bailey
Matt Bailey
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
 
 
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