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A Fistful of Dollars remake may pave the way for more remakes of Eastwood's iconic Dollars trilogy, but The Good, The Bad and the Ugly must be left alone. While remaking A Fistful of Dollars may be risky, the film was itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly is one of the best Westerns ever made, and a remake is destined to fare poorly in comparison.

The upcoming remake of Clint Eastwood's A Fistful of Dollars is already generating controversy, but things could turn even uglier if it leads to another big redo. Eastwood is one of the last major stars to make his name with Westerns. Clint Eastwood Westerns were darker and more cynical than those produced during Hollywood's "Golden Era." Eastwood's anti-heroes had no trouble shooting people in the back or acting in dishonorable ways. The star made...

The 1964 film A Fistful of Dollars is getting a remake decades later. A Sergio Leone-directed classic in the spaghetti Western genre, A Fistful of Dollars stars Clint Eastwood as the gunfighter The Man with No Name. The film follows this anonymous gunslinger as he pits two feuding smalltown families against each other in an area that has been sharply divided by conflict. In addition to Eastwood, the film's leading cast features Gian Maria Volonte, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, and Sieghardt Rupp.

As per Deadline, a remake of A Fistful of Dollars is now in development.

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A Fistful of Dollars marked Clint Eastwood's big break into Hollywood, solidifying his connection to Spaghetti Western films and launching a successful career. Despite Paint Your Wagon not being a major hit, Eastwood's role showcased his versatility as an actor and earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Clint Eastwood's portrayal of Detective Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry became iconic, leading to numerous sequels and commercial success.

Established actor and director Clint Eastwood is remembered for his highly decorated career, starring in some of the best Western movies of all time. Since the beginning of Eastwood's career in 1955, he's starred in over 60 film titles as an actor and has directed over 40, which is an impressive feat across an almost seven-decade span. Along the way, certain movies helped cement his legacy and define his on-screen persona.

Of course, with such a brilliant and diverse list of films under his belt,...

The Man with No Name's clever use of dead bodies as decoys showcased his intelligence in A Fistful of Dollars. The bridge explosion scene in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly was a powerful display of The Man with No Name's danger. The iconic quote "every gun makes its own tune" highlighted The Man with No Name's individualism in the Wild West.

Clint Eastwood as The Man with no Name in Sergio Leone’s Dollar Trilogy had some of the greatest moments ever committed to the big screen. An absolute icon of the Western genre, this nameless outlaw had countless legendary moments throughout A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. With uncaring charisma and an eternally cool aesthetic, Eastwood’s iconic portrayal in this Spaghetti Western series became one of the most recognizable characters in all of cinema.

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For nearly a century, the Western genre has been captivating movie-goers with gun-slinging cowboys who traverse the Wild West. As time progressed and societal norms shifted, so too did the western films of each era. They began to act as windows into contemporary culture rather than reflections of past eras. Western movies have become beloved staples in cinema and continue to thrill viewers today with their daring adventures set against grandiose landscapes.

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Since its birth, the western genre has retained its liveliness and novelty through many decades of existence. Creative filmmakers have continued to deliver their renditions of this classic Western style, keeping it relevant even today.

10 ‘The Hateful Eight’ (2015)

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins

In ‘The Hateful Eight’, Tarantino presents a revisionist-film-meets-spaghetti-western that honors westerns of the 1960s. Think about all those stories of violence,...

The good news is that Kino’s new 4K encodings of Sergio Leone’s first two Italo ‘Dollars’ oaters look terrific, with Fistful showing a lot of improvement: the basic restorations are from prime Italian film elements. And the packages are collector / home theater enthusiast friendly — standard Blu-ray encodings are part of the deal. As the films are still licensed from MGM, they include the extras from 2007 of which we’re very proud. The end results may be the first Leone disc release that makes this viewer ‘The Man with No Complaints.’ Don’t forget, they’re separate purchases.

A Fistful of Dollars + For a Few Dollars More

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Kl Studio Classics

1964-1965 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / Street Date May 31, 2022 / Separate Purchases / Available through Kino Lorber Fistful and A Few More /

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gian-Maria Volontè, Lee Van Cleef

Original Music: Ennio Morricone

Directed by Sergio Leone

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Sergio Leone’s breakthrough international sensation has returned, in a 4k restoration from Italy that’s bound to continue the controversy over odd choices of color. In every other aspect this umpteenth edition of the first murderous adventure of The Man With No Name is the best yet, with a clean image and good new extras.

A Fistful of Dollars

Blu-ray

Kl Studio Classics

1964 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 99 min. / Per un pugno di dollari; Fistful of Dollars / Street Date May 22, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volontè, Wolfgang Lukschy, Seighardt Rupp, Joe Egger, Aldo Sambrell, Mario Brega.

Cinematography: Massimo Dallamano

Art Direction: Carlo Simi

Original Music: Ennio Morricone

Written by A. Bonzzoni, Jaime Comas Gil, Victor Andrés Catena, Sergio Leone

Produced by Arrigo Colombo, Giorgio Papi

Directed by Sergio Leone (Bob Robertson)

This is a long-awaited title, not because there aren’t umpteen previous versions out there,...

To celebrate the 4K restoration and re-release of Clint Eastwood’s A Fistful of Dollar’s Park Circus has dropped a new trailer and poster.

The Spaghetti Western was directed by Sergio Leone and starred Clint Eastwood in his first leading role in which he was reportedly paid $15,000, alongside Gian Maria Volontè, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp, José Calvo, Antonio Prieto, and Joseph Egger.

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The film was initially released in Italy in 1964 and didn’t receive its Us release until three years later in 1967. It was followed by For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, also starring Eastwood. Collectively, the films are known as the “Dollars Trilogy”, or “The Man with No Name Trilogy”. All three films were later released in sequence in the United States in 1967, catapulting Eastwood into stardom.

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A nameless stranger rides into town and gets the family DVD warring against the family Blu-ray. I think his name might be Akira Kurosawa but he might not have a name at all. What used to only be available exclusively is now out everywhere. A stranger (Clint Eastwood) rides into a Mexican village. The town is ruled by two families. On one side you have Sheriff John Baxter (Wolfgang Lukschy), his wife Donna Consuelo (Margarita Lozano), and their son Antonio (Bruno Carnotenuto). On the other side is the Rojo brothers Don Miguel (Antonio Prieto), Estaban (Sieghardt Rupp), and Ramon (Gian Maria Volonte). The stranger learns the history of the two families from barkeep Silvanito (Jose Calvo) and...