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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

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Reviews Counted:55

Fresh:31

Rotten:24

Average Rating:3.0/10

Consensus: Arguably the greatest of the spaghetti westerns, this epic features a compelling story, memorable performances, breathtaking landscapes, and a haunting score.

Runtime: 2 hrs 59 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: Blondie (Clint Eastwood) and Tuco (Eli Wallach) are gunmen who admire each other professionally but dislike each other personally. Encountering a group of dying soldiers, Tuco learns the location... Blondie (Clint Eastwood) and Tuco (Eli Wallach) are gunmen who admire each other professionally but dislike each other personally. Encountering a group of dying soldiers, Tuco learns the location of the graveyard where a Confederate treasure is buried, while Blondie learns the identity of the exact grave. Joined by mercenary drifter Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef), they cross the desert, each of the desperadoes knowing half the secret and each focusing his squinty eyes on the $200,000 bounty. In a classic that puts style above substance, Italian director Sergio Leone uses vivid Cinemascope imagery to depict a bleak and bloody American West in this final installment of his collaboration with Clint Eastwood in the Man with No Name Trilogy. A prototype for the so-called Spaghetti Western genre, the film solidified Eastwood's position as a major international star with his stoic, brooding presence. Cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli's stunning visuals are a match for the vivacious Ennio Morricone score, one of the most recognizable in all of cinema. Although the film was not released in the United States until 1967, it was produced and released internationally in 1966. [More]

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Mario Brega

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Mario Brega, Aldo Giuffre, Chelo Alonso, Luigi Pistilli, Rada Rassimov, Enzo Petito, Claudio Scarchilli

Director: Sergio Leone

Director: Sergio Leone
Producer: Alberto Grimaldi
Story: Luciano Vincenzoni
Composer: Ennio Morricone

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May 12, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • 2-Disc Set
  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Audio Commentary: Richard Shickel - Film Historian

Alternate Scenes:

  • 1. "Extended Tuco Torture Scene"
  • 2. "The Socorro Sequence: A Reconstruction"

Documentary:

  • 1. "Leone's West"
  • 2. "The Leone Style"
  • 3. "The Man Who Lost the Civil War"

Featurette:

  • 1. "Reconstructing THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY"
  • 2. "Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY"

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The Shootin' Surgeon
The Shootin' Surgeon
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How one envies viewers in the future, who will be watching this version the first time they see the film!

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Douglas Pratt
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Sandra Dozier
Sandra Dozier
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true cinema junkies can enjoy a wonderful with great extras over and over again.

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05/22/04
dvdmg.com

What’s priceless about this new version is that it presents Leone’s original 177 minute, 43 second Italian cut, which premiered in Rome in December 1966.

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05/20/04
Anthony D'Alessandro
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05/19/04
Oliver Korioth
Oliver Korioth
Dvd-Dweeb.com

This is not just one of the great Westerns of all times, but one of the great films.

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05/19/04
Pam Grady
Pam Grady
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Often works best when it just allows its actors to cut loose a little.

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05/18/04
Bryce Wilson
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Never had an audience that required so little in the way of cinematic panache been fed so much.

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05/17/04
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