The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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US film poster by Fred Otnes
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| Directed by | Sergio Leone |
| Produced by | Alberto Grimaldi |
| Screenplay by |
Age & Scarpelli Luciano Vincenzoni Sergio Leone Uncredited: Sergio Donati English Version: Mickey Knox |
| Story by | Luciano Vincenzoni Sergio Leone |
| Starring |
Clint Eastwood Lee Van Cleef Eli Wallach |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli |
| Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso Nino Baragli |
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Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)
Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas Constantin Film United Artists |
| Distributed by | PEA (Italy) United Artists (US & UK) |
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Running time
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177 minutes |
| Country | Italy West Germany Spain United States |
| Language | Italian English |
| Budget | $1.2 million |
| Box office | $25.1 million |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Italian: Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo, lit. "The good, the ugly, the bad") is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti Western Technicolor film in Techniscope directed by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles respectively. The screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, and Leone (with additional screenplay material and dialogue provided by an uncredited Sergio Donati), based on a story by Vincenzoni and Leone. Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography and Ennio Morricone composed the film's score, including its main theme. It was a co-production between companies in Italy, Spain, West Germany, and the United States.
The film is known for Leone's use of long shots and close-up cinematography, as well as his distinctive use of violence, tension, and stylistic gunfights. The plot revolves around three gunslingers competing to find fortune in a buried cache of Confederate gold amid the violent chaos of the American Civil War (specifically the New Mexico Campaign in 1862), while participating in many battles and duels along the way. The film was the third collaboration between Leone and Clint Eastwood, and the second with Lee Van Cleef.
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