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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Very much an act of sardonic disrespect toward the genre, yet it's also a legitimate passion play Full Review |
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4/5 |
A clever film, shot with sophistication, which ... propelled Eastwood to international stardom. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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5/5 |
Awesome.
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3/4 |
Though far from perfected in this film, Leone's style would mature through his next two films. Full Review |
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4/4 |
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 |
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3/4 |
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. Full Review |
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4/4 |
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 |
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3/5 |
Egregiously synthetic but engrossingly morbid, violent film. Full Review |
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4/5 |
The one that started it all. A classic Western!
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5/5 |
The first and one of the best of the spaghetti westerns
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...doesn't quite live up to its reputation. Full Review |
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The film that made Eastwood Eastwood is a fantastic Western classic.
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