A Fistful of Dollars (1964) movie poster

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

Per un pugno di dollari
"In his own way he is, perhaps, the most dangerous man who ever lived!"
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👍 86%Google users liked it archived
Critics Score
🎬 82% (RT: 98%, MC: 65) ℹ️RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
Western

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Runtime
1h 39m
Country
Germany, Italy, Spain
Language
Italian
TMDB Rating
7.8/10 (4,631 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
65
Cast
Marianne Koch as Marisol
Gian Maria Volonté as Ramón Rojo
Wolfgang Lukschy as John Baxter
Sieghardt Rupp as Esteban Rojo
Joseph Egger as Piripero
Antonio Prieto as Don Benito Rojo / Don Miguel Rojo
José Calvo as Silvanito
Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it based on 4,631 votes. Critics agree, scoring it 82%.
Overview
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit. Wikipedia ↗
Fun Facts
  • Eagle-eyed viewers have noticed a hidden easter egg referencing Sergio Leone's previous film in the background of the opening scene.
  • Before Clint Eastwood was cast, several major A-list stars turned down the lead role because they felt the script was too risky.
  • Sergio Leone originally wanted a completely different ending for the film, but test audiences preferred the one we see today.
Audience Consensus

A Fistful of Dollars is a 1964 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Leone, the film that launched both the Spaghetti Western genre and Clint Eastwood's international stardom. Eastwood stars as the Man with No Name, a laconic, cigarillo-smoking drifter who arrives in the small Mexican border town of San Miguel, which is torn between two rival criminal families — the Rojos and the Baxters — and plays both sides against each other for profit while secretly working to free a captive woman. The film was an unauthorized remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo, a debt that resulted in a successful lawsuit by Kurosawa's production company.

Sergio Leone's visual style — extreme close-ups of eyes, vast empty landscapes, prolonged silence broken by sudden violence — revolutionized the Western genre and influenced filmmakers for decades. Ennio Morricone's score, featuring his signature whistling, guitar, and trumpet, was a revelation that redefined how Western films sounded. A Fistful of Dollars earned over $14 million in the United States alone and established Eastwood as the era's preeminent Western icon.

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