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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
1966
Set during the American Civil War, the story deals with three mean desperadoes who have their eyes on a $200,000 treasure. Besides battling with the local authorities, they also have to contend with each other... Read more
| Starring | Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Mario Brega |
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| Director | Sergio Leone |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Set during the American Civil War, the story deals with three mean desperadoes who have their eyes on a $200,000 treasure. Besides battling with the local authorities, they also have to contend with each other...
| Starring | Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Mario Brega, Aldo Giuffre |
|---|---|
| Director | Sergio Leone |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 41 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 must-see movies |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | Dutch, English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Feb 2000 Production year: 1966 |
| Format | DVD |
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)
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This concluding part of the “Dollars” trilogy is not only the most graphically violent of the three, but also ups the compassion and dark humour quota of the first two Sergio Leone films. The stylised violence of the genre is thrown into shocking relief by the bloody futility of the American Civil War that intrudes on the lives of drifters Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach. There is nothing new about the buried treasure plotline, but it is a deceptively simple story, through which Leone dexterously interweaves different strands of small- and large-scale human drama, drawing superb performances from his leads and providing a compelling feast for the viewer.
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An operatic Western that shows the genre at its most hyperbolic, with splendid set pieces, including a final shoot out in an arena-like cemetery.
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16 out of 18 people found this review helpful
BEST Western ever made
The best epic westerns ever made and the ultimate male macho movie. This was the first DVD I purchased. (Even b4 I had a DVD Player!) Three men whose lives cross when they search for confederate Gold. This film is long, even by today's standards, but worth watching just for the 3-way gunfight at Sad-Hill cemetary to discover which grave holds the dirty loot. Sergio Leone's use of close-ups of the characters with sweeping backgrounds and Ennio Morricone score are legendary.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Classic western story
What more really needs to be said about this film. Sergio Leone made a great trilogy, taking a bit of a risk using Clint Eastwood as the lead role. Although not one of my favourite actors (many of his films are appalling) he does play a great cowboy. This is a must watch for any true western fan.
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Once Upon a Time in the West
- 21 Jul 2009
Nobody could make something out of nothing the way that Sergio Leone could. Just look at the first ten minutes of Once Upon a Time in the West: a fistful of tough hombres in ankle-length dusters are waiting for a train at a railway depot out in the middle of nowhere. Their faces are familiar yet strange: Woody Strode and Jack Elam are veteran Hollywood cowboys, with dozens of movies under their belts. But they have never been filmed like this before, gazed at so long or so longingly. Leone... Read more
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