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A spaghetti Cornetto trilogy? 75+% A lone man on horseback is seen travelling slowly towards us from a distance. Soon there is a seemingly senseless act of violence. It isn’t clear to me whether this ‘loose end’ is resolved later on in ...
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For a Few Dollars More
1965
Movie
132 min
Italian
Two bounty hunters both pursue the brutal and sadistic bandit, El Indio, who has a large bounty on his head.
Insights
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic70/100
Google Users91%
Director: Sergio Leone•Genres: Western, Adventure, Thriller
Plot Summary
Two rival bounty hunters, the stoic "Man with No Name" and the flamboyant Colonel Douglas Mortimer, discover they are after the same target: El Indio, a dangerous and wanted killer. Initially, they compete to claim the large reward, but soon realize that to succeed, they must grudgingly join forces against El Indio and his gang. Their uneasy alliance is tested by escalating violence and their individual motivations in a lawless frontier.
Critical Reception
For a Few Dollars More was a critical and commercial success, solidifying Sergio Leone's reputation and further establishing Clint Eastwood as a cinematic icon. Praised for its stylish direction, Ennio Morricone's iconic score, and the compelling performances of Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef, the film is often seen as a superior follow-up to 'A Fistful of Dollars' and a key entry in the Spaghetti Western genre.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its stylish direction and atmospheric tension.
Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef deliver iconic performances.
Ennio Morricone's score is widely considered a masterpiece.
Google audience: Audiences largely appreciate the film's intense action, memorable characters, and the distinct visual style. Many highlight the compelling dynamic between the two protagonists and the memorable soundtrack as significant strengths.
Fun Fact
The character of Colonel Douglas Mortimer was originally conceived to be much older, but Lee Van Cleef, who was much younger than the initial casting idea, impressed Leone with his presence and menacing portrayal.
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6 reviewsdfle3
A spaghetti Cornetto trilogy? 75+% A lone man on horseback is seen travelling slowly towards us from a distance. Soon there is a seemingly senseless act of violence. It isn’t clear to me whether this ‘loose end’ is resolved later on in ...
CinemaSerf
"El Indio" (Gian Maria Volontè) is a bank robber being hunted by poncho-clad bounty hunter “Mandi” (Clint Eastwood]. Meantime, Lee van Cleef’s debonair “Col. Mortimer" is also on the trail of our bandito and his gang, so the unlikely pair f...
drystyx
This is a waste of some wit. Of the dollar trilogy, this one had some wit to it, but it's wasted. There's an ongoing weird counting that the bounty hunters perform, which finally makes sense in the end. There's an interesting bit about th...
r96sk
I'd rank it slightly below the original, but that's unimportant as <em>'For a Few Dollars More'</em> is still a lot of fun. Clint Eastwood is tremendous again as the lead character, while Gian Maria Volonté reappears as a different chara...
John Chard
I was worried about you - all alone, with so many problems to solve... The middle part of Sergio Leone's dollars trilogy sandwich is a mighty hunk of meat and pasta. Plot has Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters who form a ...
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