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'''Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo''' (Italy [[:Category:1966|1966]] / Director: [[:Category:Sergio_Leone|Sergio Leone]])
'''Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo''' (Italy, [[:Category:1966|1966]]). This is the third part in the unofficial trilogy of the "Dollars movies".
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (USA) | Zwei glorreiche Halunken (Germany) | Der Gute, der Hässliche, der Böse (Switzerland) | Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (France) | O bom, o mau e o Vilão (Portugal) | El bueno, el feo y el malo (Spain) | El bo el lleig i el dolent (Spain, Catalan title) | Den gode, den onde, den fule (Sweden) | Hyvät, pahat ja rumat (Finland) | Hyvät pahat rumat (Finland) | Goda, onda och fula (Finland) | Den Gode, den vonde og den hjartelause (Norway) | Dobry, zły i brzydki (Poland) | Dobrzy, brzydcy i źli (Poland) | A Jó, a Rossz és a csúf (Hungary) | I due magnifici straccioni (Italy) | De geode, de harde, de vagabond (Belgium) | O Bom, O Mal e O Feio (Brazil) | Três Homens em Conflito (Brazil) | Den Gode, den onde og den grusomme (Denmark) | O kalos, o kakos kai oashimos (Greece) | Bunul, raul si urâtul (Romania) | Iyi, kötü ve çirkin (Turkey) | Dobar, los, zao (Croatia) | The Magnificent Rogues (U.K.) | 続・夕陽のガンマン Zoku Yuhino Gunman (Japan) | Hodný, zlý a ošklivý (Czech Republic) | خوب بد زشت (Iran) | Добрият, лошият и злият (Bulgaria) | 석양의 무법자  (South Korea)</div>
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* [[/Details|Business & other info]]
* <i class="fab fa-youtube"></i> [[/Trailers&Clips|Trailers & Clips]]
* [[The_Good%2C_The_Bad_and_The_Ugly_Review_%28Ste_300%29|Film Review 1]]
* <i class="far fa-file-alt"></i> [[Behind-the-Scenes of Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly|Behind the scenes book]]
* [[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly review by Phil H|Film Review 2]]
* <i class="fas fa-comments"></i> [https://forum.spaghetti-western.net/t/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-il-buono-il-brutto-il-cattivo-sergio-leone-1966/307 Forum Topic]
* [[Zwei_glorreiche_Halunken_Gold_Edition_DVD_review_%28deutsch%29|DVD Review (German)]]
* <i class="far fa-comment"></i> [[/Opinions|Opinions and comments]]
* [[/Opinions|Opinions & Reviews]]
* <i class="fas fa-users"></i> [[/Credits|Full credits]]
* [http://www.spaghetti-western.net/forum/index.php/topic,330.0.html Forum topic]
* <i class="fa fa-list-ol"></i>  [[Essential Top 20 Films|Top 20 (#1)]] · [[Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 favorite Spaghetti Westerns|QT favorite]]
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*'''Runtime:''' 175 min / 179 min (MGM DVD)
===<i class="fas fa-paragraph fa-xs"></i> Synopsis ===
*'''Release Date:''' 23.12.1966
The Good (Clint Eastwood), The Bad (Lee Van Cleef) and The Ugly (Eli Wallach) are all out to get a large consignment of gold, which is buried in a graveyard. The Good knows the name of the grave and The Ugly knows the graveyard this is in. As they travel through Civil War torn America, they are constantly trying to double cross each other in order to get the gold for themselves. The film finishes with a dramatic three way gunfight.
== Also known as ==
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (U.S.A.) | Zwei glorreiche Halunken (Germany) | Le Bon, La Brute et le Truand (France) | O bom, o mau e o Vilão (Portugal) | El bueno, el feo y el malo (Spain) | El bo el lleig i el dolent (Spain) | Den gode, den onde, den fule (Sweden) | Hyvät, pahat ja rumat (Finland) | Hyvät pahat rumat (Finland) | Goda, onda och fula (Finland) | Den Gode, den vonde og den hjartelause (Norway) | Dobry, zły i brzydki (Poland) | Dobrzy, brzydcy i źli (Poland) | A Jó, a Rossz és a csúf (Hungary) | I due magnifici straccioni (Italy) | De geode, de harde, de vagabond (Belgium) | O Bom, O Mal e O Feio (Brazil) | Três Homens em Conflito (Brazil) | Den Gode, den onde og den grusomme (Denmark) | O kalos, o kakos kai oashimos (Greece) | Bunul, raul si urâtul (Romania) | Iyi, kötü ve çirkin (Turkey) | Dobar, los, zao (Croatia) | The Magnificent Rogues (U.K.) | Zoku Yuhino Gunman (Japan)


== Cast and Crew ==
===<i class="fas fa-user-tag fa-xs"></i> Credits ===
* '''Cast:''' [[Clint Eastwood]] (Blondie/Joe), [[:Category:Lee_Van_Cleef|Lee Van Cleef]] (Sentenza/Angel Eyes), [[:Category:Eli_Wallach|Eli Wallach]] (Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez/'The Rat'), Aldo Giuffrè (Captain Clinton), [[:Category:Mario_Brega|Mario Brega]] (Corporal/Sergeant Wallace), [[:Category:Luigi_Pistilli|Luigi Pistilli]] (Padre Pablo Ramirez), Antonio Casas (Mondrega/John Stevens), Chelo Alonso (Mrs. Mondrega/Stevens), Antonio Ruiz (Stevens youngest son), Livio Lorenzon (Baker), [[:Category:Rada_Rassimov|Rada Rassimov]] (Maria), [[:Category:Al_Mulock|Al Mulock]] (Elam), Antonio Molino Rojo (Captain Harper), [[:Category:Aldo_Sambrell|Aldo Sambrell]] (Angel Eye henchman), Antonio Casale (Jackson/Bill Carson), Enzo Petito (Milton), Angleo Novi (monk), Josef Egger (Confederate sentry), Claudio Scarchilli (Angel Eye henchman), Sandro Scarchili (Angel Eye henchman), Benito Stefanelli (Angel Eye henchman), [[:Category:Lorenzo Robledo|Lorenzo Robledo]] (Clem), John Bartha (sheriff), Franco Doria (deputy), [[:Category:Frank_Brana|Frank Braña]] (bounty hunter), Ricardo Palacios (Soccoro bartender), Victor Israel (Confederate Sergeant), Romano Puppo (Sentenza/Angel Eyes henchman), José Terrón (Thomas 'Shorty' Larson/Confederate Spy), Natale Nazzareno (uncredited), Silvia Bacci (Soccoro prostitute), Sergio Mendizabel
* '''Cast''' (Italian)''':''' [[Clint Eastwood]] (Blondie), [[:Category:Eli_Wallach|Eli Wallach]] (Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez / 'The Rat'), [[:Category:Lee_Van_Cleef|Lee Van Cleef]] (Sentenza / Angel Eyes), Aldo Giuffrè (Captain Clinton), [[:Category:Luigi_Pistilli|Luigi Pistilli]] (Padre Pablo Ramirez), Rada Rassimov (Maria), Enzo Petito (Milton, storekeeper), Claudio Scarchilli (Tuco henchman), Livio Lorenzon (Baker), Antonio Casale (Jackson / Bill Carson), Sandro Scarchilli (Tuco henchman), Benito Stefanelli (Angel Eyes henchman), Angelo Novi (monk), [[:Category:Mario_Brega|Mario Brega]] (Corporal/Sergeant Wallace),
*Additional International cast: John Bartha [as John Bartho] (sheriff), Antonio Casas (John Mondrega/Stevens), Aldo Sambrell (Angel Eyes henchman), Al Mulock [as Al Mulloch] (Elam, bounty hunter), Sergio Mendizábal (saloon proprietor), Antonio Molino Rojo [as Molino Rocho] (Captain Harper), Lorenzo Robledo (Clem, Angel Eyes henchman)
*Uncredited & Background actors: Luigi Ciavarro (Angel Eyes henchman), Romano Puppo (Angel Eyes henchman), Aysanoa Runachagua (Tuco henchman), Frank Braña (bounty hunter, opening), Saturno Cerra (bounty hunter, opening), Chelo Alonso (Mrs. Mondrega/Stevens), Antonio Ruiz (Stevens youngest son), José Aquilino Montoya (bounty hunter, 2nd group), Luis Rodríguez (bounty hunter, 2nd group), Román Ariznavarreta (bounty hunter, 2nd group), Victor Israel (Confederate sergeant), José Terrón (Thomas 'Shorty' Larson), Franco Tocci (Union sergeant overseeing singers), Axel Darna (dying Confederate soldier), Alberigo Donadeo (1st hanging onlooker), Amerigo Castrighella (1st hanging onlooker), Veriano Ginesi (1st hanging onlooker), Gianni Di Segni (deputy at hanging)
*Scenes cut, confirmed by still pics: Ricardo Palacios (Socorro bartender), Silvana Bacci (Socorro prostitute)


*'''Story:''' Luciano Vincnezoni, Sergio Leone
*'''Director:''' [[:Category:Sergio_Leone|Sergio Leone]]
*'''Screenplay:''' Agenore Incrocci (as Age), Furio Scarpelli (as Scarpelli), Sergio Leone, Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati (uncredited)
*'''Story:''' Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone
*'''Screenplay:''' Agenore Incrocci [as Age], Furio Scarpelli [as Scarpelli], Sergio Leone, Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati (uncredited)
*'''English Dialogue:''' Mickey Knox
*'''English Dialogue:''' Mickey Knox
*'''Cinematography:''' Tonino Delli Colli [Technicolor, Techniscope 2,35:1]
*'''Cinematography:''' Tonino Delli Colli [Technicolor - Techniscope 2,35:1]
* '''Editor''': [[Eugenio Alabiso]]
*'''Music:''' [[:Category:Ennio_Morricone|Ennio Morricone]]
*'''Music:''' [[:Category:Ennio_Morricone|Ennio Morricone]]
*'''Song:''' "Story of a Soldier" sung by I Cantori Moderni
*'''Song:''' "Story of a Soldier" sung by [[:Category:I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni|I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni]]
*'''Producer:''' [[:Category:Alberto Grimaldi|Alberto Grimaldi]]
*'''Producer:''' [[:Category:Alberto Grimaldi|Alberto Grimaldi]]


== Synopsis ==
===<i class="fas fa-gavel fa-xs"></i> Reviews===
The Good (Clint Eastwood), The Bad (Lee Van Cleef) and The Ugly (Eli Wallach) are all out to get a large consignment of gold, which is buried in a graveyard. The Good knows the name of the grave and The Ugly knows the graveyard this is in. As they travel through Civil War torn America, they are constantly trying to double cross each other in order to get the gold for themselves. The film finishes with a dramatic three way gunfight.
* [[The_Good%2C_The_Bad_and_The_Ugly_Review_%28Ste_300%29|Film Review 1]]
* [[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly review by Phil H|Film Review 2]]
* [[The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Review (scherpschutter)|Film Review 3]]
* [[Zwei_glorreiche_Halunken_Gold_Edition_DVD_review_%28deutsch%29|DVD Review (German)]]


==Comment==
===<i class="fas fa-lightbulb fa-xs"></i> Trivia ===
Ironic, parodic super-western, the culmination of the Dollar trilogy and at the same time pointing in a new direction. In The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Leone enhanced and perfected all the narrative and visual ideas of the two predecessors, while his still anti-epic style is now set against a quasi epic background, and allows both levels not to confront but to comment each other. Eastwood's charismatic coolness is here pitted against the method acted flow of endlessly brilliant dialogue by Wallach, while Van Cleef, just like Wallach in the role of his life, impresses as the ultimate baddie. Morricone's excellent soundtrack, Leone's directing and the film itself reach their apex in the closing triello, one of the most emblematic western scenes ever.
One of the best westerns, one of the best films, a true masterpiece.
 
by Stanton
 
== Trivia ==
*The English trailer for the film got The Bad and The Ugly the wrong way round.
*The English trailer for the film got The Bad and The Ugly the wrong way round.
*Eli Wallach was almost killed several times during the production. First was when his horse ran away into the desert during the hanging scene with Wallach's hands tied up and still mounted on the horse. Second was during the filming of the chain cutting sequence with the trains protruding steps able to easily decapitate the actor. Finally, between cuts, a bottle of acid was accidentaly placed next to Wallach's beverage. He accidentaly sipped the acid but quickly spat it out. Obviously furious.
*Eli Wallach was almost killed several times during the production. First was when his horse ran away into the desert during the hanging scene with Wallach's hands tied up and still mounted on the horse. Second was during the filming of the chain cutting sequence with the train's protruding steps able to easily decapitate the actor. Finally, between cuts, a bottle of acid was accidentaly placed next to Wallach's beverage. He accidentaly sipped the acid but quickly spat it out. Obviously furious.
*The bridge was blown up three times! The first time, a Spanish army captain (who had been given the honor of detonating the bridge) blew the bridge when he mistook what someone yelled for the ok. The second time, the cameras were not rolling! The third time was the success seen on film.
*The bridge was blown up three times! The first time, a Spanish army captain (who had been given the honor of detonating the bridge) blew the bridge when he mistook what someone yelled for the ok. The second time, the cameras were not rolling! The third time was the success seen on film.
*Preceded by [[Fistful of Dollars]] and [[For a Few Dollars More]] in Leone's loose trilogy
===<i class="fas fa-stopwatch fa-xs"></i> Versions and runtimes===
*'''Runtime:''' 178 min (original Italian version) / 175 min (current Italian version) / 179 min (MGM extended version) / 162 min (international theatrical version)


== External Links ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/combined Internet Movie Database]
* [http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/gbu/gbu.htm Review by Shobary]
* [http://sonofdjango.blogspot.com/2007/08/good-bad-and-ugly.html Review by Son of Django]
* [http://fistfulofpasta.com/index.php?go=reviews/gtbtuss Review at Fistful of Pasta]
* [http://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2008/07/el-bueno-el-feo-y-el-malo.html Review by 800 spaghettiwesterns (Spanish)]
* [http://www.rarovhs.com.ar/2011/06/lo-bueno-lo-malo-y-lo-feo-sergio-leone.html] Argentinian VHS @ RaroVHS
* [http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=1622 Schnittbericht zwischen US-Erstauflage - Gold Edition (DVD)] auf Schnittberichte.com
* [http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=1622 Schnittbericht zwischen US-Erstauflage - Gold Edition (DVD)] auf Schnittberichte.com
* [http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=867 Schnittbericht zwischen BBFC 18 DVD - Director's Cut] auf Schnittberichte.com
* [http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=867 Schnittbericht zwischen BBFC 18 DVD - Director's Cut] auf Schnittberichte.com
* [http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=39 Schnittbericht zwischen alter - neuer TV Fassung] auf Schnittberichte.com
* [http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=39 Schnittbericht zwischen alter - neuer TV Fassung] auf Schnittberichte.com


[[Category:1966]][[Category:Italy]][[Category:Sergio Leone]][[Category:Clint Eastwood]][[Category:Lee Van Cleef]][[Category:Eli Wallach]][[Category:Mario Brega]][[Category:Luigi Pistilli]][[Category:Al Mulock]][[Category:Ennio Morricone]][[Category:Aldo Sambrell]][[Category:Alberto Grimaldi]][[Category:Frank Brana]][[Category:Rada Rassimov]][[Category:Antonio Casas]][[Category:Luciano Vincenzoni]][[Category:Tonino Delli Colli]][[Category:Ricardo Palacios]][[Category:Víctor Israel]][[Category:Lorenzo Robledo]][[Category:Romano Puppo]][[Category:Benito Stefanelli]][[Category:José Terrón]][[Category:John Bartha]][[Category:Livio Lorenzon]][[Category:Chelo Alonso]][[Category:Natale Nazzareno]][[Category:Carlo Simi]][[Category:Antonio Molino Rojo]][[Category:Sergio Donati]]
===<i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-xs"></i> Release Dates===
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*'''Release Date:''' December 23, 1966 (Italy)
* December 29, 1967 (United States), December 1969 (re-release in a double bill with Hang 'em High)
 
===<i class="fa fa-map fa-xs"></i> Filming locations===
* [[:Category: Almería|Almería]]
* Almeria: Dona Francisca - Angel Eyes Arrives
* Tabernas: Alfaro - Dividing the Loot
* Tabernas: Sierra Alhamilla - Tuco in pursuit
* Almeria: Dunes - Walk in the Desert
* Almeria: Cortijo del Fraile - The Monstery
* Burgos: Arlanza/Betterville/Sad Hill - The Battle, The Prison, The Finale
 
<gallery mode="packed" heights="65">
Donafrancisca.png|Angel Eyes Arrives
Alfaro.png|Dividing the Loot
Sierraalhamilla.png|Tuco in Pursuit
Dunes.png|Walk in the Desert
Cortijodelfraile.png|The Monastery
Burgos.png|The Battle, The Prison, The Finale
</gallery>
 
===<i class="fas fa-dollar-sign fa-xs"></i> Production and business===
* Color, Technicolor.
* '''Budget''': $1,200,000 (estimated, according to imdb.com)
* '''Box office''':
**(1966) 3211 (Italy, in million lira)
** $19,000,000 (USA) acc. to imdb.com
 
===<i class="fas fa-microphone fa-xs"></i> Dubbing===
* Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood and Lee van Cleef's original voices are heard in the English language track of this film. For the extended cut released on home video, some scenes had to be re-dubbed with the already older Wallach and Eastwood, a difference audible to some fans.
 
===<i class="fas fa-link fa-xs"></i> External Links ===
* [https://sonofdjango.blogspot.com/2007/08/good-bad-and-ugly.html Review by Son of Django]
* [https://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2008/07/el-bueno-el-feo-y-el-malo.html Review by 800 spaghettiwesterns] (Spanish)
 
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[[Category:1966]][[Category:Italy]]
[[Category:Sergio Leone]][[Category:Alberto Grimaldi]][[Category:Luciano Vincenzoni]][[Category:Tonino Delli Colli]][[Category:Carlo Simi]][[Category:Ennio Morricone]][[Category:Sergio Donati]]
[[Category:Clint Eastwood]][[Category:Lee Van Cleef]][[Category:Eli Wallach]][[Category:Mario Brega]][[Category:Luigi Pistilli]][[Category:Al Mulock]][[Category:Aldo Sambrell]][[Category:Frank Brana]][[Category:Rada Rassimov]][[Category:Antonio Casas]][[Category:Víctor Israel]][[Category:Lorenzo Robledo]][[Category:Romano Puppo]][[Category:Benito Stefanelli]][[Category:José Terrón]][[Category:John Bartha]][[Category:Livio Lorenzon]][[Category:Chelo Alonso]][[Category:Antonio Molino Rojo]][[Category:Antonio Ruiz]][[Category:Sandro Scarchilli]][[Category:Amerigo Castrighella]][[Category:Silvana Bacci]][[Category:Ricardo Palacios]][[Category:I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni]][[Category:Gianni Di Segni]]

Latest revision as of 11:34, 21 January 2024

Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (Italy, 1966). This is the third part in the unofficial trilogy of the "Dollars movies".

Also known as

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (USA) | Zwei glorreiche Halunken (Germany) | Der Gute, der Hässliche, der Böse (Switzerland) | Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (France) | O bom, o mau e o Vilão (Portugal) | El bueno, el feo y el malo (Spain) | El bo el lleig i el dolent (Spain, Catalan title) | Den gode, den onde, den fule (Sweden) | Hyvät, pahat ja rumat (Finland) | Hyvät pahat rumat (Finland) | Goda, onda och fula (Finland) | Den Gode, den vonde og den hjartelause (Norway) | Dobry, zły i brzydki (Poland) | Dobrzy, brzydcy i źli (Poland) | A Jó, a Rossz és a csúf (Hungary) | I due magnifici straccioni (Italy) | De geode, de harde, de vagabond (Belgium) | O Bom, O Mal e O Feio (Brazil) | Três Homens em Conflito (Brazil) | Den Gode, den onde og den grusomme (Denmark) | O kalos, o kakos kai oashimos (Greece) | Bunul, raul si urâtul (Romania) | Iyi, kötü ve çirkin (Turkey) | Dobar, los, zao (Croatia) | The Magnificent Rogues (U.K.) | 続・夕陽のガンマン Zoku Yuhino Gunman (Japan) | Hodný, zlý a ošklivý (Czech Republic) | خوب بد زشت (Iran) | Добрият, лошият и злият (Bulgaria) | 석양의 무법자 (South Korea)
The Good The Bad and The Ugly movie poster

Synopsis

The Good (Clint Eastwood), The Bad (Lee Van Cleef) and The Ugly (Eli Wallach) are all out to get a large consignment of gold, which is buried in a graveyard. The Good knows the name of the grave and The Ugly knows the graveyard this is in. As they travel through Civil War torn America, they are constantly trying to double cross each other in order to get the gold for themselves. The film finishes with a dramatic three way gunfight.

Credits

  • Cast (Italian): Clint Eastwood (Blondie), Eli Wallach (Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez / 'The Rat'), Lee Van Cleef (Sentenza / Angel Eyes), Aldo Giuffrè (Captain Clinton), Luigi Pistilli (Padre Pablo Ramirez), Rada Rassimov (Maria), Enzo Petito (Milton, storekeeper), Claudio Scarchilli (Tuco henchman), Livio Lorenzon (Baker), Antonio Casale (Jackson / Bill Carson), Sandro Scarchilli (Tuco henchman), Benito Stefanelli (Angel Eyes henchman), Angelo Novi (monk), Mario Brega (Corporal/Sergeant Wallace),
  • Additional International cast: John Bartha [as John Bartho] (sheriff), Antonio Casas (John Mondrega/Stevens), Aldo Sambrell (Angel Eyes henchman), Al Mulock [as Al Mulloch] (Elam, bounty hunter), Sergio Mendizábal (saloon proprietor), Antonio Molino Rojo [as Molino Rocho] (Captain Harper), Lorenzo Robledo (Clem, Angel Eyes henchman)
  • Uncredited & Background actors: Luigi Ciavarro (Angel Eyes henchman), Romano Puppo (Angel Eyes henchman), Aysanoa Runachagua (Tuco henchman), Frank Braña (bounty hunter, opening), Saturno Cerra (bounty hunter, opening), Chelo Alonso (Mrs. Mondrega/Stevens), Antonio Ruiz (Stevens youngest son), José Aquilino Montoya (bounty hunter, 2nd group), Luis Rodríguez (bounty hunter, 2nd group), Román Ariznavarreta (bounty hunter, 2nd group), Victor Israel (Confederate sergeant), José Terrón (Thomas 'Shorty' Larson), Franco Tocci (Union sergeant overseeing singers), Axel Darna (dying Confederate soldier), Alberigo Donadeo (1st hanging onlooker), Amerigo Castrighella (1st hanging onlooker), Veriano Ginesi (1st hanging onlooker), Gianni Di Segni (deputy at hanging)
  • Scenes cut, confirmed by still pics: Ricardo Palacios (Socorro bartender), Silvana Bacci (Socorro prostitute)

Reviews

Trivia

  • The English trailer for the film got The Bad and The Ugly the wrong way round.
  • Eli Wallach was almost killed several times during the production. First was when his horse ran away into the desert during the hanging scene with Wallach's hands tied up and still mounted on the horse. Second was during the filming of the chain cutting sequence with the train's protruding steps able to easily decapitate the actor. Finally, between cuts, a bottle of acid was accidentaly placed next to Wallach's beverage. He accidentaly sipped the acid but quickly spat it out. Obviously furious.
  • The bridge was blown up three times! The first time, a Spanish army captain (who had been given the honor of detonating the bridge) blew the bridge when he mistook what someone yelled for the ok. The second time, the cameras were not rolling! The third time was the success seen on film.
  • Preceded by Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More in Leone's loose trilogy

Versions and runtimes

  • Runtime: 178 min (original Italian version) / 175 min (current Italian version) / 179 min (MGM extended version) / 162 min (international theatrical version)

Release Dates

  • Release Date: December 23, 1966 (Italy)
  • December 29, 1967 (United States), December 1969 (re-release in a double bill with Hang 'em High)

Filming locations

  • Almería
  • Almeria: Dona Francisca - Angel Eyes Arrives
  • Tabernas: Alfaro - Dividing the Loot
  • Tabernas: Sierra Alhamilla - Tuco in pursuit
  • Almeria: Dunes - Walk in the Desert
  • Almeria: Cortijo del Fraile - The Monstery
  • Burgos: Arlanza/Betterville/Sad Hill - The Battle, The Prison, The Finale

Production and business

  • Color, Technicolor.
  • Budget: $1,200,000 (estimated, according to imdb.com)
  • Box office:
    • (1966) 3211 (Italy, in million lira)
    • $19,000,000 (USA) acc. to imdb.com

Dubbing

  • Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood and Lee van Cleef's original voices are heard in the English language track of this film. For the extended cut released on home video, some scenes had to be re-dubbed with the already older Wallach and Eastwood, a difference audible to some fans.

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