| Support Doyle Bluffs |
|---|
Support us! Start your search here!
|
|
|
|
Product Description
Amazon.com essential video
A Fistful of Dollars launched the spaghetti Western and catapulted Clint Eastwood to stardom. Based on Akira Kurosawa's 1961 samurai picture Yojimbo, it scored a resounding success (in Italy in 1964 and the U.S. in 1967), as did its sequels, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The advertising campaign promoted Eastwood's character--laconic, amoral, dangerous--as the Man with No Name (though in the film he's clearly referred to as Joe), and audiences loved the movie's refreshing new take on the Western genre. Gone are the pieties about making the streets safe for women and children. Instead it's every man for himself. Striking, too, was a new emphasis on violence, with stylized, almost balletic gunfights and baroque touches such as Eastwood's armored breastplate. The Dollars films had a marked influence on the Hollywood Western--for example, Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch--but their most enduring legacy is Clint Eastwood himself. --Edward Buscombe
Description
Clint Eastwood's legendary "Man With No Name" makes his powerful debut in this thrilling, action-packed "new breed of western" (Motion Picture Herald) from the acclaimed director of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and For a Few Dollars More. Exploding with blistering shootouts, dynamic performances and atmospheric cinematography, it's an undisputed classic of the genre. A mysterious gunman (Eastwood) has just arrived in San Miguel, a grim, dusty border town where two rival bands of smugglers are terrorizing the impoverished citizens. A master of the "quick-draw,"the stranger soon receives offers of employment from each gang. But his loyalty cannot be bought; he accepts both jobs...and sets in motion a plan to destroy both groups of criminals, pitting one against the other in a series of brilliantly orchestrated setups, showdowns and deadly confrontations.
Product Description
An anonymous but deadly man rides into a town torn by war between two factions the Baxters and the Rojo's. Instead of fleeing or dying as most other would do the man schemes to play the two sides off each other getting rich in the bargain.Run Time: 100 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. Rating: R UPC: 027616077387 Manufacturer No: M107738
Reviews
 |
LEONE'S REVAMP OF THE WESTERN (2009-03-07)
|
Sergio Leone pretty much re-invented the western with A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, and in the process breathed new life into a near-dead genre, and Eastwood made a squint-eyed, taciturn anti-hero into an... (More)
|
|
One of My Favorite Westerns. A Timeless Classic (2008-12-30)
|
Excellent movie. Lots of shooting. Clint Eastwood makes his debut of "The Man With No Name". Although most people credit "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly" as being the best film out of the trilogy,... (More)
|
|
How Leone & Eastwood Started Winning Audiences Worldwide (2008-12-30)
|
The wait was quite long for the remaining 3 remastered Leone movies. These DVDs had been out in the UK/Region 2 for since 18 April 2005, 2+ years (5 June 2007.)
A Fistful of... (More)
|
Movie Ranking
| Group |
Average Grade |
Grade Rank |
Average Price |
Price Rank |
| Action |
Rooster |
115 |
$6.28 |
145 |
| Classic Action |
Rooster |
29 |
$6.46 |
57 |
| MGM |
Rooster |
14 |
|
|
A Fistful of Dollars stands 115th of 167 Action and 29th of 65 Classic Action. At $6.28, this movie is 145th in Action and 57th in at $6.46. It is ranked 14th of 39 for MGM.
|
More Information
Films can be found in our movie lists from the same studio.Click on the films in the table for more reviews.
For more information on A Fistful of Dollars, including descriptions, movie features, movie reviews, click here. Let us know what you think of the movie by writing your own movie review. Please support Doyle Bluffs by purchasing from our listed sources.
You can find more data on films producted by MGM by clicking here or go to www.mgm.com/ to visit the studio's web site.
|
Choose a rating for 'A Fistful of Dollars' and then use the form provided to compose your appraisal of the product. The review summary should be descriptive. We will accept your review before it is posted. Normally, after twenty-four to fourty-eight hours, your review of the movie will appear on the site. It helps everyone considering purchasing the A Fistful of Dollars when you write about the product. We're grateful that you are taking the time.
|
|
| Bookmark Us! |
|---|
Bookmarks help our site.
See why.
|
|
|
Doyle Bluffs Feeds