A Fistful of Dollars

1964 · directed by Sergio Leone

Rating
80/100
Hit
yes

The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.

A Fistful of Dollars (1964), directed by Sergio Leone, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Clint Eastwood
  • Marianne Koch
  • Gian Maria Volonté
  • Wolfgang Lukschy
  • Sieghardt Rupp
  • Joseph Egger
  • Antonio Prieto
  • José Calvo
  • Margarita Lozano
  • Daniel Martín

Crew

  • Federico G. Larraya — Director of Photography
  • Massimo Dallamano — Director of Photography
  • Alfonso Santacana — Editor
  • Roberto Cinquini — Editor
  • Ennio Morricone — Original Music Composer
  • Duccio Tessari — Screenplay
  • Fernando Di Leo — Screenplay
  • Jaime Comas Gil — Screenplay
  • Sergio Leone — Screenplay
  • Tonino Valerii — Screenplay
  • Víctor Andrés Catena — Screenplay

More from Sergio Leone

  1. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) — 91/100 · hit
  2. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) — 89/100 · hit
  3. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) — 82/100 · hit
  4. For a Few Dollars More (1965) — 82/100 · hit
  5. Duck, You Sucker (1971) — 79/100
  6. The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) — 58/100

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