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A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Directed by Sergio Leone
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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.
Rated R | Length 99 minutes
Actors
Clint Eastwood | Marianne Koch | Gian Maria Volonté | Wolfgang Lukschy | Sieghardt Rupp | Josef Egger | Antonio Prieto | José Calvo | Margarita Lozano | Daniel Martín | Benito Stefanelli | Mario Brega | Bruno Carotenuto | Aldo Sambrell | Lorenzo Robledo | Antonio Molino Rojo | Luis Barboo | Juan Cortés | William R. Thompkins | Fernando Sánchez Polack | José Canalejas | Jose Halufi | Nino Del Arco | Antonio Moreno | Frank Braña | Álvaro de Luna | Lee Miller | José Orjas | Manuel Peña | Antonio Pica | Julio Pérez Tabernero | José Riesgo | Umberto Spadaro | Peter Tevis | Edmondo Tieghi | Antonio Vico | Luis Rodriguez | Antonio Montoya
Viewing History (seen 3 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/08/2022 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| 02/04/2015 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 9 stars |
| 05/27/2011 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
A Fistful of Dollars is Sergio Leone’s take on Kurusawa’s Yojimbo, except set in Mexico in the 1800s. This movie kicked off the Spaghetti Western sub-genre and was the first in the “Man With No Name” trilogy of westerns, all starring Clint Eastwood.
This was my first watch on Bluray and it presents the movie in probably as good a quality as you’ll ever see it. Certainly leaps and bounds ahead of all the TV viewings I’ve ever watched of it.
The DTS soundtrack is wondrous, with Ennio Morricone’s score lighting up my surround system.
The print isn’t perfect, but I think the Bluray transfer does a damned good job of it.
Can’t wait to watch the other two in the trilogy!
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