The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Italian: Il buono, il brutto, il
cattivo, lit. '"The good, the ugly, the bad"') is a 1966 Italian epic
Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint
Eastwood as "the Good", Lee Van Cleef as "the Bad", and Eli Wallach as
"the Ugly". Its screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano
Vincenzoni and Leone (with additional screenplay material and dialogue
provided by an uncredited Sergio Donati), based on a story by
Vincenzoni and Leone. Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was
responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography, and
Ennio Morricone composed the film's score including its main theme. It
is an Italian-led production with co-producers in Spain, West Germany
and the United States.The film is known for Leone's use of long shots
and close-up cinematography, as well as his distinctive use of
violence, tension, and stylistic gunfights. The plot revolves around
three gunslingers competing to find fortune in a buried cache of
Confederate gold amid the violent chaos of the American Civil War
(specifically the New Mexico Campaign in 1862), while participating in
many battles and duels along the way. The film was the third
collaboration between Leone and Clint Eastwood, and the second with
Lee Van Cleef.The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was marketed as the third
and final installment in the Dollars Trilogy, following A Fistful of
Dollars and For a Few Dollars More. The film was a financial success,
grossing over $25 million at the box office, and is credited with
having catapulted Eastwood into stardom. Due to general disapproval of
the Spaghetti Western genre at the time, critical reception of the
film following its release was mixed, but it gained critical acclaim
in later years.
cattivo, lit. '"The good, the ugly, the bad"') is a 1966 Italian epic
Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint
Eastwood as "the Good", Lee Van Cleef as "the Bad", and Eli Wallach as
"the Ugly". Its screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano
Vincenzoni and Leone (with additional screenplay material and dialogue
provided by an uncredited Sergio Donati), based on a story by
Vincenzoni and Leone. Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was
responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography, and
Ennio Morricone composed the film's score including its main theme. It
is an Italian-led production with co-producers in Spain, West Germany
and the United States.The film is known for Leone's use of long shots
and close-up cinematography, as well as his distinctive use of
violence, tension, and stylistic gunfights. The plot revolves around
three gunslingers competing to find fortune in a buried cache of
Confederate gold amid the violent chaos of the American Civil War
(specifically the New Mexico Campaign in 1862), while participating in
many battles and duels along the way. The film was the third
collaboration between Leone and Clint Eastwood, and the second with
Lee Van Cleef.The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was marketed as the third
and final installment in the Dollars Trilogy, following A Fistful of
Dollars and For a Few Dollars More. The film was a financial success,
grossing over $25 million at the box office, and is credited with
having catapulted Eastwood into stardom. Due to general disapproval of
the Spaghetti Western genre at the time, critical reception of the
film following its release was mixed, but it gained critical acclaim
in later years.
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