sergio allows the man with no name to be badass, vulnerable, heroic, smart, foolish, stoic but also full of heart. he's flawed but acts heroic when he has no choice left.
clint eastwood plays him perfectly, his face while not versatile is great for the character. the action is great, leone knows how to create suspends in this world and it makes sense why the so called spaghetti western became so popular. while i liked the female sidecharacters to have more depth, the villains are classic antagonists who are just cool and threatening.
A Fistful of Dollars
In his own way he is, perhaps, the most dangerous man who ever lived!
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
9/12/1964Runtime
99 minsGenres
Overview
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
ItalianBudget
$200,000Revenue
$14,500,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A laconic stranger exploits a powder-keg town's bloodlust for gold, turning enemies against each other with calculated cruelty. It's a ruthlessly efficient ballet of betrayal and gunfire, stripped of sentiment.
Mood
TenseDefiantDread-soaked
Themes
PowerSurvivalCorruption
Tone
Ironic
Pacing
Steady
Look
Widescreen epicHigh-contrastStylized genre
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
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