A Fistful of Dollars

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, John Wels, W. Lukschy, S. Rupp, Joe Edger
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Rating: R
Genre: Western
Box Office: $
1964

Times Seen:
Tim: 1

Summary: The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood) comes into a town defined by violence and in the middle of a bitter war between two rival factions. The Man works both sides, hoping to make quite a bit of money out of the process.

Review:
Tim: This is a small Western film that produced gigantic results- it launched the "Spaghetti Western" subgenre and made Director Sergio Leone and actor Clint Eastwood into stars. It also boasts one of the most definitive Western scores, by Composer Ennio Morricone. This film is incredibly important to the Western genre.

Eastwood is tremendous. He was born to play these types of roles and every second of his screen time goes toward proving this point. He is a man of few words in these roles, but every one of them is superbly delivered.

The plot is intricate. Eastwood positions himself between two feuding factions and sets to work helping them destroy each other, all the while profiting greatly for himself. It is interesting to watch hoe he manipulates each side and profits from his double crossing. He actually manages a few heroic moments as well.

Every true Western fan needs to see this movie. Its significance to the genre is undeniable. It is the very defintion of spaghetti Westerns. It paired Eastwood with Leone for the first time, setting up the stage for more terrific Westerns in the future. Eastwood gets to shoot people left and right, show his heroic side, and even have a few pretty dramatic moments. Classics equal required viewing, and this one is both.

Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 7.5



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