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  • For a Few Dollars More
  • For a Few Dollars More review by Bassman71 from Stockport
    Rated - 3.5 stars Leone in fine form 1 September 2010
    ...A classic Sergio Leone 'spaghetti western' with Clint Eastwood & Lee Van Cleef as 'Bounty Killers'. The setting, cinematography & music (the magnificent Ennio Morricone) ar...   Read customer review
  • The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
  • The Good, The Bad And The Ugly review by from Manchester, England
    Rated - 4.0 stars Classic Western - best of the Spaghetti trilogy. 4 December 2004
    ... performance through the film - it is still a delight to watch. Eli Wallacha nd Lee Van Cleef give excellent supporting roles and the music lifts and expands the film experi...   Read customer review
  • Kansas City Confidential
  • Kansas City Confidential review by ChesterDent from London, England
    Rated - 3.0 stars A cold knife in the middle of your back. 19 September 2006
    ...the perfect crime - and when these crooks include early roles for Jack Elam and Lee Van Cleef you're expecting a bruising encounter. The build-up is tight; extreme close ups...   Read customer review

Lee Van Cleef - filmography


  • The Master Ninja on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Sho Kosugi,  Cynthia Lee Clark,  Demi Moore
    Director: Ray Austin,  Robert Clouse
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Martial arts drama series starring Demi Moore. Lee Van Cleef plays The Master, who has deserted the outlawed Japanese Ninja Society in order to search for his kidnapped daughter in the United States.
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 98 members
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  • Escape From New York on DVD (1981)
    Starring: Isaac Hayes,  Harry Dean Stanton,  Donald Pleasence
    Director: John Carpenter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Another John Carpenter cult classic, 'Escape From New York' was one of the best entries in the once popular post-apocalyptic genre which included 'Road Warrior' and 'The Terminator'. In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been turned into the world's largest maximum-security prison, a place where the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 8,939 members
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  • The Octagon on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Chuck Norris,  Karen Carlson,  Lee Van Cleef
    Director: Eric Karson
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A martial arts expert is drawn into the inner circle of a band of ninja killers when his girlfriend's life is threatened by them. His attempt to penetrate the group results in an incredible sunrise duel between himself and the ninja leader.
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 238 members
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  • The Hard Way (1979)
    Starring: Patrick McGoohan,  Lee Van Cleef
    Director: Michael Dryhurst
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Patrick McGoohan (HELL DRIVERS, BRAVEHEART) stars as an aging hitman who is persuaded to take one last job in this slick yet brooding Irish thriller. The ever-reliable Lee Van Cleef (THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK) co-stars as a gangland boss and McGoohan's nemesis.
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 5 members
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  • The Squeeze (1978)
    Starring: Lee Van Cleef,  Karen Black,  Lionel Stander
    Director: Antonio Margheriti
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    In this crime drama a safe cracker comes out of retirement to pull off one last caper. The Germans behind the theft are planning to steal $1 million; unbeknownst to the safe cracker, they are also planning to kill him afterward. As soon as he finds out, he begins plotting his revenge.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 4 members
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  • Kid Vengeance on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Lee Van Cleef,  Jim Brown,  Leif Garrett
    Director: Joe Manduke
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Lee Van Cleef stars as McClain, a ruthless and savage outlaw who heads a posse of murderers and thieves. After witnessing the murder of his parents and kidnap of his sister by the criminal gang, a young boy (Leif Garrett) embarks on a personal vendetta to rescue his sister and avenge his parents ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 10 members
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  • God's Gun on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Lee Van Cleef,  Jack Palance,  Richard Boone
    Director: Frank Kramer
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Violence begins when a wild bunch of outlaws hit the town. No mortal man can stop them - but what about the man of God?
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 109 members
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  • Blood Money on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Lee Van Cleef,  Lo Lieh,  Patty Shepard
    Director: Carlo Savino
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A hard-drinking western cowboy teams up with a Chinese martial arts expert, and together they attempt to recover a missing fortune. While doing so, they also engage in a little gratuitous violence.
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 135 members
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  • Storm Rider on DVD (1972)
    Starring: Lee Van Cleef,  Peter O'Brien,  Horst Frank
    Director: Giancarlo Santi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Lee Van Cleef stars in this gritty western as Sheriff Clayton, a one man judge, jury and executioner determined to see justice done. Wrongly accused of murder, Philipp Wermeer is a wanted man - dead or alive! His alleged victim was the father of three brothers, the Saxon boys, who have an iron grip ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 22 members
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  • Adios, Sabata on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Yul Brynner,  Lee Van Cleef,  Ignazio Spalla
    Director: Gianfranco Parolini
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Yul Brynner plays the mysterious, gun-slinging anti-hero Sabata in 1971's ADIOS SABATA. Robberies, Mexican revolutionaries, tyranny, double-crossing, and Sabata's brand of Robin Hood-esque justice all come into play in this fun, stylish spaghetti Western from director Gianfranco Parolini.
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 110 members
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  • Barquero on DVD (1970)
    Starring: Lee Van Cleef,  Warren Oates,  Kerwin Mathews
    Director: Gordon Douglas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A ruthless gang of thuggish outlaws butcher the settlers of a small Colorado town taking with them anything they can get their hands on. Leaving a bloody trail of death behind them, they head for the Mexican Border. Their only obstacles are a notoriously lethal river and mysterious, hard as nails, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 63 members
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  • The Condor (1970)
    Starring: Lee Van Cleef,  Jim Brown,  Patrick O'Neal
    Director: John Guillermin
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Mexico to capture a large, heavily armed fortress for the millions or billions of dollars in gold that are rumored to be stored within.
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 2 members
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  • For a Few Dollars More on DVD (1965)
    Starring: Clint Eastwood,  Lee Van Cleef,  Klaus Kinski
    Director: Sergio Leone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    This pulse-pounding follow-up to Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars brings back Clint Eastwood as the serape-clad, cigar-chewing Man With No Name. Engaged in an ongoing battle with bounty hunter Col. Douglas Mortimer (Lee Van Cleef), the Man joins forces with his enemy to capture homicidal bandit ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 13,308 members
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  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance on DVD (1962)
    Starring: James Stewart,  John Wayne,  Vera Miles
    Director: John Ford
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Like Pontius Pilate, director John Ford asks What is truth? in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance--but unlike Pilate, Ford waits for an answer. The film opens in 1910, with distinguished and influential U.S. senator Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) returning to the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 3,667 members
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  • Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
    Starring: James Cagney,  Irene Papas,  Vic Morrow
    Director: Robert Wise
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The catch-all title Tribute to a Bad Man had been floating around MGM for years (at one point, it was the working title for The Bad and the Beautiful) before it was finally affixed to this big-budget western. Originally intended as a vehicle for Spencer_Tracy, the film was recast with James_Cagney ..read more »
    5 stars out of 5 100% from 1 member
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  • The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms on DVD (1953)
    Starring: Paul Hubschmid,  Paula Raymond,  Cecil Kellaway
    Director: Eugene Lourie
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    A single witness to the release of a prehistoric monster, following an atomic bomb test, tries to warn New York that the monster is coming. No one will listen until the monster emerges from the sea and attacks Manhattan. Can the city be saved?
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 536 members
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  • Kansas City Confidential on DVD (1952)
    Starring: John Payne,  Coleen Gray,  Preston Foster
    Director: Phil Karlson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL is a hard-hitting film noir starring John Payne as Joe Rolfe, an ex-con who's trying to go straight with a job as a deliveryman for a florist company. Unfortunately, a gang of thugs (the sinister trio of Jack Elam, Neville Brand, and Lee Van Cleef) led by a criminal ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 101 members
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  • High Noon on DVD (1952)
    Starring: Gary Cooper,  Grace Kelly,  Thomas Mitchell
    Director: Fred Zinnemann
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    This Western classic stars Gary Cooper as Hadleyville marshal Will Kane, about to retire from office and go on his honeymoon with his new Quaker bride, Amy (Grace Kelly). But his happiness is short-lived when he is informed that the Miller gang, whose leader (Ian McDonald) Will had arrested, is due ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 6,309 members
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Lee Van Cleef facts

5 most recent films

Armed Response - 2.0 stars
The Master Ninja - 2.5 stars
Escape From New York - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Escape From New York - 3.5 stars
The Octagon - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Spaghetti Western Collection - A Fistful Of Dollars/The Good Bad And The Ugly/For A Few Dollars More - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - 4.0 stars
For a Few Dollars More - 4.0 stars
High Noon - 3.5 stars
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Armed Response - 2.0 stars
The Condor - 2.5 stars
Storm Rider - 2.5 stars
The Hard Way - 2.5 stars
Kid Vengeance - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Mario Brega - 10 times - show films
Lee Marvin - 8 times - show films
Clint Eastwood - 8 times - show films
Buster Keaton - 7 times - show films
Bill Mumy - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sergio Leone - 8 times - show films
none - 7 times - show films
Lamont Johnson - 7 times - show films
Buzz Kulik - 7 times - show films
Frank Kramer - 4 times - show films