A Fistful of Dollars

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Wandering gunfighter Joe arrives in the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among sheriff John Baxter and the three Rojo brothers. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, Joe is hired by Esteban to join the gang, but he plays one side against the other.

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With Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo as his template, Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars helped define a new era for the Western and usher in its most iconic star, Clint Eastwood.

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Simon Abrams

Village Voice

Every genre-loving moviegoer should see at least once projected on a theater screen.

May 23, 2018

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

The climatic bloodbath of A Fistful of Dollars still stings because the film's swaggering braggadocio deliberately fails to prepare us for it.

Rated: 4/4

May 21, 2018

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

[Clint] Eastwood may not have been technically gifted, but he had plenty of star quality.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 13, 2018

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Howard Waldstein

CBR

It seems all that it took was a spark to ignite the storied career, but it all truly begins with A Fistful of Dollars. We should all be thankful.

Rated: 9/10

May 16, 2024

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Peter Canavese

Celluloid Dreams

Iconic Sergio Leone western (with Clint Eastwood really understanding the power of stillness and restraint to convey status) in an amazing Extensive Special Edition 4K upgrade from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 27, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A solid effort that establishes some constants.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 4, 2022

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Crocodile D This movie establishes Eastwood as a badass, excellent pacing and story Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review Audience Member One of the greatest films ever made. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/04/24 Full Review Gunars E One of the best western movies ever seen! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review Logan T While I'd consider it the weakest of the terrific dollars trilogy it's still a damn good movie that introduces one of the coolest characters ever Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/24 Full Review Liliana P I didn't particularly like this movie but the action was interesting. Sucks it ripped off of a less popular movie. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/24 Full Review Emily O I liked the scenery and the location where the movie was filmed. I enjoyed when the actors and actresses would speak Spanish at times. The film had really good scenes for example when the no mane guy was being tortured and escaped . Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Sergio Leone Director Clint Eastwood Joe Marianne Koch Marisol Joseph Egger Piripero Wolfgang Lukschy John Baxter Gian Maria Volonté Ramón Rojo

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