loading...
A Fistful Of Dollars
1964
The first true spaghetti Western, A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS follows a nameless drifter who plays two feuding families off each other to his own benefit. As members of each family are planted in the ground, the gold in his pocket gets heavier and heavier. This violent remake of Akira Kurosawa's YOJIMBO made Eastwood a star. Read more
| Starring | Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, John Wels, W. Lukschy |
|---|---|
| Director | Sergio Leone |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
loading...
A Fistful Of Dollars
The first true spaghetti Western, A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS follows a nameless drifter who plays two feuding families off each other to his own benefit. As members of each family are planted in the ground, the gold in his pocket gets heavier and heavier. This violent remake of Akira Kurosawa's YOJIMBO made Eastwood a star.
| Starring | Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, John Wels, W. Lukschy |
|---|---|
| Director | Sergio Leone |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Wild Westerns |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Feb 2000 Production year: 1964 |
| Format | DVD |
A Fistful Of Dollars (1964)
Or you can rent each disc individually:
-
Critics' reviews (3)
View all -
Based on Akira Kurosawa's 1961 samurai classic Yojimbo, this was the first “spaghetti” western to find a worldwide audience. Director Sergio Leone's daringly brilliant use of extreme close-up and compensational depth, and his unflinching depiction of violence, gave the western a new lease of life. Clint Eastwood (whose career to this point had been in American TV, most notably in the western series Rawhide) became an international superstar for his portrayal of the Man with No Name, insisting that much of his dialogue was cut to increase the drifter's air of mystery. Gian Maria Volonte (billed here as John Wels) lends excellent support as the snarling Ramon and Ennio Morricone's minimalist score is a gem.
-
A film with much to answer for: it began the craze for 'spaghetti Westerns', took its director to Hollywood, and made a TV cowboy into a world star. It turned the Western into a brutal baroque opera, a violent clash between individuals.
-
Most helpful member's review
View all -
8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
The meaning of Cool
Eastwood has to be one of the coolest heroes in this sixties icon of the screen. We know nothing about him except that he's the good guy. Dialogue is fine but the dubbed soundtrack is difficult to make out at times - and oddly enough this just adds to the sense of otherness the film provides. If you only watch one western - this could be it.
-
Most recent members' review
View all -
8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
The meaning of Cool
Eastwood has to be one of the coolest heroes in this sixties icon of the screen. We know nothing about him except that he's the good guy. Dialogue is fine but the dubbed soundtrack is difficult to make out at times - and oddly enough this just adds to the sense of otherness the film provides. If you only watch one western - this could be it.
-
News and features
View all
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
- 28 Jul 2009
Game: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Formats: PC, PS3, 360 Publisher: Ubisoft In our collective conscious the rolling ball of tumbleweed is inextricably linked with the cowboy genre, and yet it is such a misplaced cliché. While that aimlessly wandering flora suggests monotony and boredom, something very different is happening in the long silences that define spaghetti westerns. When Clint Eastwood’s trigger finger hovers, the air hangs thick with testosterone, tension, and the acrid... Read more
-
More like this
View allShowing 1 to 4 of 20
Related user collection
The Best of the West (37)
80% from 1 member
Buy from the LOVEFiLM shop
-
-
-
A Fistful Of Dollars
The first true spaghetti Western, A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS follows a nameless drifter who plays two feuding families off each other to his own benefit. As members of each family are planted in the ground, the gold in his pocket gets heavier and heavier. This violent remake of Akira Kurosawa's YOJIMBO ...
-