A Fistful of Dollars

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A Fistful of Dollars

R

1964

1h 36m

Western

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Wandering gunfighter Joe arrives in the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among sheriff John Baxter and the three Rojo brothers. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, Joe is hired by Esteban to join the gang, but he plays one side against the other.

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With Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo as his template, Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars helped define a new era for the Western and usher in its most iconic star, Clint Eastwood.

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Simon Abrams

Village Voice

05/23/2018

Every genre-loving moviegoer should see at least once projected on a theater screen.

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

05/21/2018

4/4

The climatic bloodbath of A Fistful of Dollars still stings because the film's swaggering braggadocio deliberately fails to prepare us for it.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

04/13/2018

5/5

[Clint] Eastwood may not have been technically gifted, but he had plenty of star quality.

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

09/11/2024

4/5

The Italian western that launched a genre.

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

07/09/2024

5/5

Gian Maria Volonté lends excellent support as the snarling Ramon and Ennio Morricone's minimalist score is a gem.

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Howard Waldstein

CBR

05/16/2024

9/10

It seems all that it took was a spark to ignite the storied career, but it all truly begins with A Fistful of Dollars. We should all be thankful.

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Nov 15

The start of a great and iconic trilogy. This one is really great. The direction is so cool the angles and shots used- would make Tarantino jealous. An easy add to any collection.

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Zachary K

@ZacharyKing Nov 12

Violent and grimy western, where a capitalist causes a civil war for like 1000 dollars I think.

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Ian H

Nov 3

Classic Western with really nasty bad guys, great shootouts and amazing score. Must watch.

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bob c

Oct 14

So bad it’s obviously really good, and no. I can’t explain that better than other people can’t.

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D H

Oct 3

Excellent movie!! Excellent Western of this genre!!

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Kimmo K

Sep 13

Amazing start to the trilogy.

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Gian Maria Volonté

Ramón Rojo

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Synopsis

Wandering gunfighter Joe arrives in the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among sheriff John Baxter and the three Rojo brothers. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, Joe is hired by Esteban to join the gang, but he plays one side against the other.

Director: Sergio Leone
Producer: Arrigo Colombo, Giorgio Papi
Screenwriter: Adriano Bolzoni, Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil, Sergio Leone
Distributor: Tobis Filmkunst, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., United Artists, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ízaro Films S.A., Unidis
Production Co: Jolly Film, Ocean Films [es], Constantin Film
Rating: R
Genre: Western
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 18, 1964, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 22, 2012
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Mono

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