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Second of Sergio Leone and Eastwood’s "Spaghetti Westerns" and "Dollar" trilogy
(A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS being the first and THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY the
last).
The Man With No Name (Eastwood) teams up with a gunslinger (Van Cleef) in
order to extract reward money from Volonte, a vicious bandit. There is little
doubt to Eastwood’s financial intentions in the hunt but Van Cleef seems to be
driven by something a bit deeper.
A series of flashbacks (which would become a
Leone signature device) provides the background for Van Cleef’s anger and desire
for revenge.
Morricone’s score combined with Leone’s trademark long and
lingering shots bring the viewer ever closer to the human side of the Man With
No Name.
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