This is the man with no name. Danger fits him like a glove.

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonte, Sieghardt Rupp, W. Lukschy, Joe Edger, Antonio Prieto

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"When a man with .45 meets a man with a rifle, you said, the man with a pistol's a dead man. Let's see if that's true." - Joe

Why watch this? ... it's my favorite of the Leone "Dollars" trilogy.

Plot Summary: A wandering, nameless gunfighter arrives in a small Mexican village caught in a brutal power struggle between two rival smuggling families, the Rojos and the Baxters. Recognizing an opportunity for profit, he cleverly manipulates both sides against each other, exacerbating the conflict for personal gain. However, as the escalating violence takes its toll, particularly on innocent individuals, the Stranger's motivations appear to shift, hinting at a more complex, ambiguous morality that transcends mere financial reward.

Dad's Preview: OK, it is a shameless rip-off of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo (1961) (BTW: Leone was sued for it and lost), but imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? That said, Fistful is a great Western. Eastwood used these Italian films to rough up his image and that blew his career wide open.

Jolly Film, Constantin Film, Ocean Films; Unidis