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Italy
/Spain /West Germany Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring: Clint
Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonté.
Clint
Eastwood´s and Sergio Leone´s breakthrough film. Was revolutionary
when it came 64´, with an anti-hero who only think of himself.
The production was not in the US, but in Spain with an Italian
director on place. That´s why it called spaghetti western.
A whole new type of western film, which at that time was extremely
rough and cynical, and always with a lonely and quiet hero
in the leading part.
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lonely cowboy (Clint), rides into a little town there two
rival families rules, the Rojos and the Baxters. He finds
out that the Rojos is the strongest family, and then he immediately
shoot down four of the Baxters gunmen, because they earlier
had frightened his horse. After that is he offer the Rojos
family his services in exchange for money. Clint receives
his money, but the Rojos wants to keep a low profile for a
while and has at the moment other plans than to kill the Baxter
family. Then, is Clint debunk the Rojos criminal plans to
the Baxters for... that´s right, money. The Baxters want at
all costs to run them in jail, but Clint is forewarn the Rojos
who manage to remove all the evidence. Now are the family
conflicts in full swing and Clint is enjoying himself and
earns a lot of money here, there and everywhere. But the Rojos
is eventually come upon what Clint is doing, and pretty soon
begins the place to be too hot for him.
"Fistful
of Dollars" is in my opinion the worst part in Leone´s dollar
trilogy. The beginning of the film is a classic, and the last
third when Clint starts to show heroism is also entertaining.
But in between is it actually very boring. The actors are
in general poor, in particular the kid who only cries after
his mother. Even Clint is unusually weak, but is still clearly
the most shining star. He doesn´t say so much, but the fact
that he looks cool is enough for him. A plus to Ennio Morricone´s
music. Sergio Leone didn´t made anything badly. But his coming
films was so much better.
Kent
Palmgren
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