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Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966) -- Clint Eastwood portrays the invincible 'Man With No Name' in a lethal pursuit of $200,000 in Confederate money.  Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach also star in this renowned western.
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Director:
Sergio Leone
Writers:
Luciano Vincenzoni (story) &
Sergio Leone (story) ...
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Release Date:
29 December 1967 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Man with No Name Returns ! more
Plot:
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
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Brutal, brilliant, and one of the best Westerns ever made more (508 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Eli Wallach ... Tuco

Clint Eastwood ... Blondie
Lee Van Cleef ... Sentenza / Angel Eyes
Aldo Giuffrè ... Alcoholic Union Captain
Luigi Pistilli ... Father Pablo Ramirez
Rada Rassimov ... Maria
Enzo Petito ... Storekeeper
Claudio Scarchilli ... Mexican peon
John Bartha ... Sheriff (as John Bartho)
Livio Lorenzon ... Baker
Antonio Casale ... Jackson / Bill Carson
Sandro Scarchilli ... Mexican peon
Benito Stefanelli ... Member of Angel Eyes' Gang
Angelo Novi ... Monk
Antonio Casas ... Stevens
Aldo Sambrell ... Member of Angel Eyes' Gang
Al Mulock ... One-armed Bounty Hunter (as Al Mulloch)
Sergio Mendizábal ... Blonde Bounty Hunter (as Sergio Mendizabal)
Antonio Molino Rojo ... Capt. Harper (as Molino Rocho)
Lorenzo Robledo ... Member of Angel Eyes' Gang
Mario Brega ... Cpl. Wallace
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chelo Alonso ... Stevens' Wife (uncredited)
Román Ariznavarreta ... Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
Frank Braña ... Bounty Hunter #2 (uncredited)
Saturno Cerra ... Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
Luigi Ciavarro ... Member of Angel Eye's Gang (uncredited)
William Conroy ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Franco Doria ... Deputy (uncredited)
Jesús Guzmán ... Pardue the Hotel Owner (uncredited)
Víctor Israel ... Sergeant at Confederate Fort (uncredited)
Rafael López Somoza ... Confederate Sergeant who helps Tuco with directions (uncredited)
Nazzareno Natale ... Mexican Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
Ricardo Palacios ... Bartender in Socorro (uncredited)
Romano Puppo ... Clem (uncredited)
Antonio Ruiz ... Stevens' Youngest Son (uncredited)
Aysanoa Runachagua ... Pistolero recruited by Tuco in the cave (uncredited)
Enrique Santiago ... Mexican Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
José Terrón ... Thomas 'Shorty' Larson (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sergio Leone 
 
Writing credits
Luciano Vincenzoni (story) &
Sergio Leone (story)

Agenore Incrocci (screenplay) (as Age) &
Furio Scarpelli (screenplay) (as Scarpelli) &
Luciano Vincenzoni (screenplay) &
Sergio Leone (screenplay)

Produced by
Alberto Grimaldi .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ennio Morricone 
 
Cinematography by
Tonino Delli Colli (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Eugenio Alabiso 
Nino Baragli 
Joe D'Augustine (extended English-language version)
 
Costume Design by
Carlo Simi 
 
Makeup Department
Rino Carboni .... makeup artist
Rino Todero .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Fernando Cinquini .... production manager
Aldo Pomilia .... production supervisor
Gray Frederickson .... production manager: USA (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fabrizio Gianni .... assistant director
Giancarlo Santi .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Carlo Leva .... assistant art director
Carlo Simi .... sets
Tani .... equipment
 
Sound Department
James Alfaro .... second engineer (2003 extended English-language version)
Vittorio De Sisti .... sound engineer
George Haddad .... sound designer (2003 extended English-language version)
Kent Harrison Hayes .... audio restoration and remastering services (2003 extended English-language version)
Bob Lacivita .... re-recording sound mixer (2003 extended English-language version)
Preston Martin .... second engineer (2003 extended English-language version)
Garry Morris .... audio restoration and remastering services (2003 extended English-language version)
Elio Pacella .... sound engineer
Alan Porzio .... adr editing (2003 extended English-language version)
Alan Porzio .... adr recordist (2003 extended English-language version)
Nathan Scruggs .... second engineer (2003 extended English-language version)
Fausto Ancillai .... sound mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Eros Bacciucchi .... special effects
Giovanni Corridori .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
John Landis .... stunt performer
Fabio Testi .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Franco Di Giacomo .... camera operator
Sergio Salvati .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Antonelli .... costumes
 
Editorial Department
Neri Nazzareno .... final colorist
 
Music Department
Giuseppe Mastroianni .... music recordist
Bruno Nicolai .... musical director
 
Other crew
Carlo Bartolini .... production assistant
Serena Canevari .... script girl
Luigi Corbo .... production secretary
Jack DeLeon .... adr talent (extended English-language version) (as Christopher Weeks)
Mickey Knox .... dubbing director (english language version)
Eugenio Lardani .... title designer (as Lardani)
Antonio Palombi .... production secretary
André Sogliuzzo .... adr talent (extended English-language version) (as Andre Sogliuzzo)
Federico Tofi .... production assistant
Emilio Cigoli .... voice dubbing: Lee Van Cleef (uncredited)
Nando Gazzolo .... voice dubbing: Luigi Pistilli (uncredited)
Oreste Lionello .... voice dubbing: Josef Egger (uncredited)
Pino Locchi .... voice dubbing: Aldo Giuffrè (uncredited)
Glauco Onorato .... voice dubbing: Al Mulock (uncredited)
Luigi Pavese .... voice dubbing: Antonio Casas (uncredited)
Nino Pavese .... voice dubbing: John Bartha (uncredited)
Bruno Persa .... voice dubbing: Victor Israel (uncredited)
Mario Pisu .... voice dubbing: Livio Lorenzon (uncredited)
Carlo Romano .... voice dubbing: Eli Wallach (uncredited)
Enrico Maria Salerno .... voice dubbing: Clint Eastwood (uncredited)
Rita Savagnone .... voice dubbing: Rada Rassimov (uncredited)
Renato Turi .... voice dubbing: Mario Brega (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Clint Eastwood .... special thanks (2003 extended English-language version)
Alberto Grimaldi .... special thanks (2003 extended English-language version)
Eli Wallach .... special thanks (2003 extended English-language version)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (UK) (USA)
El bo, el lleig i el dolent (Spain: Catalan title)
El bueno, el feo y el malo (Spain)
I due magnifici straccioni (Italy) (working title)
The Good, the Ugly, the Bad (USA) (literal English title)
The Magnificent Rogues (UK)
Zwei glorreiche Halunken (West Germany)
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Runtime:
161 min | France:186 min (dubbed version) | Spain:182 min | 179 min (2005 DVD Special Edition) | Finland:142 min (1984) (cut version)
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #21520) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (extended version) (2003) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Italy:VM14 | Spain:13 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1968) | Norway:16 (1982) | Australia:MA (re-rating) (2003) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:14 | West Germany:16 (nf) (re-rating) | Germany:16 (DVD release) | West Germany:18 (nf) (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (2008) | USA:TV-14 (cable rating) | France:-12 (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:18 | France:U (orginal rating) | France:U (re-rating) | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 (re-rating) | Ireland:18 (original rating) | New Zealand:M (video rating) | New Zealand:R13 (Special Edition DVD) | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) (1986) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:M (re-rating) (1969) | USA:R (re-rating) (1989) | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to Eli Wallach, when it came time to blow up the bridge, Sergio Leone asked the Spanish army captain in charge to trigger the fuse, as a sign of gratitude for the army's collaboration. They agreed to blow up the bridge when Leone gave the signal "Vai!" (Go!) over the walkie-talkie. Unfortunately, another crew member spoke on the same channel, saying the words "vai, vai!", meaning "it's OK, proceed" to a second crew member. The captain heard this signal, thought it was for him and blew the bridge; unfortunately, no cameras were running at the time. Leone was so upset that he fired the crewman, who promptly fled from the set in his car. The captain was so sorry for what happened that he proposed to Leone that the army would rebuild the bridge to blow it up again, with one condition: that the fired crewman be re-hired. Leone agreed, the crewman was forgiven, the bridge was rebuilt and the scene was successfully shot. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Blondie says, "Your spurs," and shoots the last of the three ambushers in the hotel, the man falls backwards, knocking the wall and making it wobble. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Stevens: You're... from Baker... Tell Baker that I told him all that I know already. Tell him I want to live in peace, understand? That it's no use to go on tormenting me! I know nothing at all about that case of coins. Now that gold has disappeared, but if he'd listened, we could have avoided this altogether. I went to the Army court; there were no witnesses. They couldn't uncover any more. I can't tell Baker what happened to the money; go back and tell him that!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Arrapaho (1984) more

FAQ

Does the Man With No Name actually have a name?
Is the cemetery of Sad Hill a real location?
What are the words heard in the main theme song?
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327 out of 370 people found the following comment useful.
Brutal, brilliant, and one of the best Westerns ever made, 16 April 2001
10/10
Author: MadReviewer from Oldwick, NJ

A sprawling Western epic that follows the adventures of three gunfighters looking for $200,000 in stolen gold, Sergio Leone's `The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' is a masterpiece, one that continues to get better and better with each viewing. In a way, it's a morality play, weighing the consequences of good and evil, but it does so in a realistic manner. Sometimes, crime does pay, at least in the short term, and sometimes good does go unrewarded. This film probably signaled the death knell of the traditional John Wayne `White Hat/Black Hat' Western.

The three main characters make the film. Lee Van Cleef (`The Bad') is evil personified. Totally ruthless, he'll do whatever it takes to get what he wants. Clint Eastwood (`The Good') is the Man With No Name, not really `good' in a traditional sense . . . but he has a certain sense of honor and tries to do the right thing. (Watch the scene when he gives a dying Confederate soldier a puff of his cigar - powerful, and it sums up everything that the Man With No Name is all about, without saying a single word.) Eli Wallach (`The Ugly') is Tuco, and he's easily the most complex - if not the best - character in the film. All impulse and rage, Tuco spins wildly throughout the movie, stealing, lying, pretending to be Clint Eastwood's best friend in one scene, trying to kill him in another - Tuco truly represents `the ugly' side of people.

The movie is long, but there's not a wasted scene in the film. Each one slowly lets the film unfold with a certain style and grace, revealing more about each character and what's going on. The pacing is incredible, as is the direction - Sergio Leone manages to build a lot of uncomfortable tension in the film, keeping the film from ever getting predictable. Any typical Western cliché that you can possibly think of is either given a unique twist or utterly destroyed by Leone's masterful storytelling. Of special mention is Ennio Morricone's score, which is absolutely perfect. Two scenes - one in a Union prison camp, one in the climatic gunfight in the cemetery at the end of the film - are amazing on their own, but they become absolutely astonishing with combined with Morricone's powerful score.

This movie is absolutely brilliant. If you haven't seen it yet, I strongly urge to do so. Immediately. (And then, go watch `Unforgiven' . . . in a way, I think that `Unforgiven' is the sequel to `The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - it's the story of what eventually happened to the Man With No Name.) `The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' is easily one of the best Westerns ever made. A++

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