A Fistful of Dollars
Original title: Per un pugno di dollari · Turkish title: Bir Avuç Dolar
“In his own way he is, perhaps, the most dangerous man who ever lived!”
1964 · 1 h 39 min
Directed by 
Sergio Leone
Sergio LeoneCast
Clint Eastwood 
Gian Maria Volonté Marianne Koch
Plot
A stranger arrives in a town controlled by two rival families and plays them against each other. The story is borrowed from Kurosawa's Yojimbo.
Sinekatalog’s take
Leone's breakthrough western, a close remake of Kurosawa's Yojimbo, made Clint Eastwood a star. Sparse, cynical and stylish, with Morricone's music, it set the spaghetti-western template.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (257,428 votes)
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