A Fistful of Dollars
Per un pugno di dollari
1964ItalyLanguage: itDirected by Sergio Leone★ 7.8
Available in English: subtitled
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakdark comedytensecold and detached
Pacing
methodicalescalatingslow build to explosion
Story
con deceptionsurvivalpursuit
Emotion
loyalty under pressureinjusticerage
Themes
class and moneycorrupt institutionspovertylife under oppression
Feel
rewatchablecrowd pleasercatharticfun scary
Violence
moderate