Very much an act of sardonic disrespect toward the genre, yet it's also a legitimate passion play
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08/26/09
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... [More]
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonte, Marianne Koch, Mario Brega
Director: Sergio Leone
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Reviews for A Fistful of Dollars
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03/26/09
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10/18/08
A clever film, shot with sophistication, which ... propelled Eastwood to international stardom.
06/13/08
No review available.
11/10/06
Awesome.
10/05/06
Though far from perfected in this film, Leone's style would mature through his next two films.
08/29/06
Top CriticIt'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.
08/14/06
Leone's pulpy, trend-setting parody -- a rip-off of Kurosawa's Yojimbo -- hog-tied the Western and dragged it into the modern age, branding it with baroquely big close-ups and Ennio Morricone's famously eclectic score.
08/07/06
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.
06/22/06
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01/26/06
Top CriticNo review available.
08/12/05
Egregiously synthetic but engrossingly morbid, violent film.
05/09/05
Top CriticNo review available.
10/14/04
The one that started it all. A classic Western!
08/09/04
The first and one of the best of the spaghetti westerns
08/02/04
...doesn't quite live up to its reputation.
06/28/04
The film that made Eastwood Eastwood is a fantastic Western classic.
04/30/04
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04/16/04
No review available.
02/10/04
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