A Fistful of Dollars

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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

May 23, 2018

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

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

Rated: 4/4

May 21, 2018

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

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

Rated: 5/5

Apr 13, 2018

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Peter Canavese

Celluloid Dreams

Iconic Sergio Leone western (with Clint Eastwood really understanding the power of stillness and restraint to convey status) in an amazing Extensive Special Edition 4K upgrade from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 27, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A solid effort that establishes some constants.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 4, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Ennio Morricone's legendary, highly unique score essentially becomes a character of its own - with some scenes lingering overlong as if to allow the melodies to finish.

Rated: 9/10

Aug 24, 2020

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Crocodile D

This movie establishes Eastwood as a badass, excellent pacing and story

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Audience Member

One of the greatest films ever made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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Gunars E

One of the best western movies ever seen!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Logan T

While I'd consider it the weakest of the terrific dollars trilogy it's still a damn good movie that introduces one of the coolest characters ever

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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Liliana P

I didn't particularly like this movie but the action was interesting. Sucks it ripped off of a less popular movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/24

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Emily O

I liked the scenery and the location where the movie was filmed. I enjoyed when the actors and actresses would speak Spanish at times. The film had really good scenes for example when the no mane guy was being tortured and escaped .

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/24

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Clint Eastwood

Joe

Marianne Koch

Marisol

Joseph Egger

Piripero

Wolfgang Lukschy

John Baxter

Gian Maria Volonté

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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
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: Constantin Film, Ocean Films [es], Jolly 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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