A Fistful of Dollars R

In his own way he is perhaps, the most dangerous man who ever lived!
A Fistful of Dollars
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DVD Details

  • Includes an Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Rated: R
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 41 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: October 5, 1999
  • Originally Released: 1964
  • Label: MGM (Video & DVD)

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 86,662
Rating: 4/4 -- The climatic bloodbath of A Fistful of Dollars still stings because the film's swaggering braggadocio deliberately fails to prepare us for it. Full Review
Slant Magazine
May 21, 2018
Rating: 7/10 -- The moment where Sergio Leone, anonymous costume drama hack turned into Sergio Leone, keen stylist and poet of cruelty. Full Review
Antagony & Ecstasy
Aug 20, 2011
Rating: 6/10 -- Eastwood's magnetic presence and Ennio Morricone's unforgettable soundtrack blending flamenco guitar with haunting whistling elevates the film above its pilfered story. Full Review
The Retro Set
Jan 8, 2020
Every genre-loving moviegoer should see at least once projected on a theater screen. Full Review
Village Voice
May 23, 2018
...Leone exploits the full width of the screen in dramatically composed shots of the antagonists...
Sight and Sound
Jan 1, 2001
Rating: 5/5 -- A Fistful of Dollars has a cult, comic-book intensity. It is the punk rock of westerns. Full Review
Guardian
Apr 13, 2018
... this was a new kind of western: cynical, violent, stylish, and austere, playing out in a landscape of endless deserts and clapboard towns infested with gunmen. Full Review
Stream on Demand
May 13, 2017

Description by OLDIES.com:

Clint Eastwood's legendary "Man with No Name" makes his powerful debut in this thrilling, action-packed "new breed of western" (Motion Picture Herald) from the acclaimed director of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and For a Few Dollars More. Exploding with blistering shoot-outs, dynamic performances and atmospheric cinematography, it's an undisputed classic of the genre.

A mysterious gunman (Eastwood) has just arrived in San Miguel, a grim, dusty border town where two rival bands of smugglers are terrorizing the impoverished citizens. A master of the "quick-draw," the stranger soon receives offers of employment from each gang. But his loyalty cannot be bought; he accepts both jobs...and sets in motion a plan to destroy both groups of criminals, pitting one against the other in a series of brilliantly orchestrated set-ups, showdowns and deadly confrontations.

Product Description:

The first true Spaghetti Western follows the exploits of a nameless drifter (Clint Eastwood) who wanders into a town torn apart by greed, corruption, and revenge. The clever, tough-talking gunslinger then plays the town's two feuding families off each other to his own benefit. As members of each family are planted in the ground, the gold in his pockets gets heavier and heavier.

This violent remake of Akira Kurosawa's YOJIMBO made Eastwood a star, and sparked two sequels--FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE and THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY--to form what is now referred to as the Man with No Name trilogy. All three films starred Eastwood, featured Ennio Morricone's distinctive musical compositions, and were directed--in a wonderfully gritty style--by Sergio Leone. Although the film was not released in the United States until 1967, it was produced and released internationally in 1964.

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  • Sales Rank: 122,177
  • UPC: 027616785824
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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