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Arguably the greatest of the spaghetti westerns, this epic features a compelling story, memorable performances, breathtaking landscapes, and a haunting score.

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Ed Potton Times (UK) Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack is widely regarded as the best of his career, with the moody, two-note flute melody... an instantly recognisable refrain that is folksy and avant-garde at the same time. Apr 22, 2024 Full Review TIME Magazine All three arrive at the cache at the same time. Who gets it? Director Leone doesn't seem to care very much, and after 161 minutes of mayhem, audiences aren't likely to either. Aug 11, 2008 Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard It still looks a treat and a bold and largely successful attempt to recast the traditions of the genre in a new, sometimes critical, almost operatic way. Rated: 4/5 Aug 1, 2008 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …a revisionist Western, and a rare genre entry with loaded satirical intent that’s always hiding in plain sight…captures a master director in absolute full flow… Rated: 5/5 Apr 28, 2024 Full Review Zita Short InSession Film It makes a case for Sergio Leone as a true artist and it slowly reveals itself to have real emotional heft when you begin considering some of the ambitious themes that Leone tackles. Feb 2, 2023 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy While it may not be the best Western ever made - heck, it's not even the best Western Leone ever made - it's clearly the work of a master filmmaker whose style has never grown stale. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 30, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

Spencer Nielsen I love John Ford, but Sergio Leone made the greatest western of all time. Every sequence is perfectly constructed, the iconic moments are pure cinema, and Tuco is one of the great big screen characters. Absolutely lives up to its own monumental image. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/09/24 Full Review SweeTart Classic. Excellent soundtrack. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Peter V The best Western with maybe my number one director Sergio Leone. And Clint Eastwood who belongs to my top 10 list of actors and directors. What amazing career Clint Eastwood has. I think if I gather all the movies of Clint Eastwood together and calculate the stars that I give them, he probably be my number 1 actor! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/23/25 Full Review John F It took a bit but Tuco (played by Eli Wallach) grew on me, becoming my favorite character. Perhaps the best character development of the Dollars trilogy. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/19/25 Full Review The T Some of the most iconic scenes and music in cinema history. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/10/25 Full Review Everardo C Una película hecha con corazón, que nos enseña lo mucho que Leone gustaba del género. Pero más aún lo mucho que amaba el cine Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis In the Southwest during the Civil War, a mysterious stranger, Joe (Clint Eastwood), and a Mexican outlaw, Tuco (Eli Wallach), form an uneasy partnership -- Joe turns in the bandit for the reward money, then rescues him just as he is being hanged. When Joe's shot at the noose goes awry during one escapade, a furious Tuco tries to have him murdered. The men re-team abruptly, however, to beat out a sadistic criminal and the Union army and find $20,000 that a soldier has buried in the desert.

Director

Sergio Leone

Producer

Alberto Grimaldi

Screenwriter

Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone

Distributor

United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Co

Produzioni Europee Associati, Constantin Film

Rating

Genre

Western

Original Language

Italian

Release Date (Theaters)

Dec 29, 1967, Original

Release Date (Streaming)

Aug 27, 2015

Runtime

2h 41m

Aspect Ratio

Scope (2.35:1)