The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
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Sergio Leone (Italian: [ˈsɛrdʒo leˈoːne]; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian filmmaker, credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre. [1] [2] He is widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema.
- 30 April 1989 (aged 60), Rome, Italy
- 1948–1989
- Rich Knight
- The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966) According to Quentin Tarantino, this is the greatest Spaghetti Western of all time. And, you know what? He’s right.
- For A Few Dollars More (1965) When it comes to the greatest westerns of all time, I would definitely put For a Few Dollars More very high on that list.
- Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) Clocking in at a staggering 166 minutes, Once Upon a Time in the West is definitely the most epic western in Leone’s catalog.
- A Fistful Of Dollars (1964) The film that popularized the Spaghetti Western genre, A Fistful of Dollars, basically asked the question, what if a samurai movie like Yojimbo was turned into a western?
Dollars Trilogy. The Dollars Trilogy (Italian: Trilogia del dollaro ), also known as the Man with No Name Trilogy (Italian: Trilogia dell'Uomo senza nome ), is an Italian film series consisting of three Spaghetti Western films directed by Sergio Leone. The films are titled A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good ...
- 1964–1966
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
A Fistful of Dollars. A Fistful of Dollars ( Italian: Per un pugno di dollari) is a 1964 spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, alongside Gian Maria Volonté, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp, José Calvo, Antonio Prieto and Joseph Egger. [4]
- $19.9 million
- Ennio Morricone
- $200,000–225,000
Once Upon a Time in the West: Directed by Sergio Leone. With Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson. A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
- Sergio Leone
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Sergio Leone & His Western Movies. Sergio Leone only directed eight films in his short but impressive career. His first two movies were examples of the popular sword and sandal Italian movies of the late 1950s / early 1960s, Leone credited as an assistant director on “The Last Days of Pompei”, released in 1959, and then as director for ...
Feb 10, 2016 · As Sergio Leone’s spaghetti western masterpiece turns 50, its influence can still be felt in films made today, writes Luke Buckmaster Three whiskered, weather-beaten men stand facing each other ...
