A Fistful of Dollars (1964) | |
| Director(s) | Sergio Leone, Monte Hellman (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Arrigo Colombo, Giorgio Papi, Piero Santini |
| Top Genres | Action, Western |
| Top Topics | Remake, Spaghetti Western |
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A Fistful of Dollars Overview:
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) was a Western - Action Film directed by Monte Hellman and Sergio Leone and produced by Arrigo Colombo, Giorgio Papi and Piero Santini.
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A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 27, 2013 From 4 Star FilmsStarring Clint Eastwood with director Sergio Leone, this western adaption of Yojimbo has a?poncho-wearing gunslinger (Eastwood) playing two rival gangs off of each other. Upon entering the town, the man with no name is soon disturbed by the Baxters and he makes light work of four men. Then, he decid... Read full article
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 27, 2013 From 4 Star FilmsStarring Clint Eastwood with director Sergio Leone, this western adaption of Yojimbo has a?poncho-wearing gunslinger (Eastwood) playing two rival gangs off of each other. Upon entering the town, the man with no name is soon disturbed by the Baxters and he makes light work of four men. Then, he decid... Read full article
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Joe: Moving.
Esteban Rojo: Don't you know all our men sleep here with us?
Joe: Well that's all very cozy, but I don't find you men all that appealing.
Joe: When a man's got money in his pocket he begins to appreciate peace.
Joe: I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.
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Because this was an Italian/West German/Spanish co-production, there was a significant language barrier on the set. Clint Eastwood communicated with Sergio Leone and the Italian crew mostly through stuntman Benito Stefanelli, who also acted as an unofficial interpreter for the production.
This has been described as the first "spaghetti western", but when this film was made, there had already been about 25 such westerns produced in Italy. This was, however, the first to receive a major international release.
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