"A Fistful of Dollars A Fistful of Dollars ( titled on-screen as Fistful of Dollars) is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, alongside Gian Maria Volontè, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp, José Calvo, Antonio Prieto, and Joseph Egger. The film, an international co-production between Italy, West Germany, and Spain, was filmed on a low budget (reported to be $200,000), and Eastwood was paid $15,000 for his role. Released in Italy in 1964 and then in the United States in 1967, it initiated the popularity of the Spaghetti"
"the desert area of Almería, Spain, where studios have built Wild West-style streets that have been used in the making of over 100 Western-set films, such as ""A Fistful of Dollars"". Filming the episode in Spain was cheaper than constructing a set in the UK. Moffat stated, ""We knew from the start we need some serious location shooting for this one, and given the most iconic American setting imaginable, there was only one place to go – Spain."" They reportedly filmed there from 8 March to 17 March 2012. Filming took place at Oasys/Mini Hollywood, and Fort Bravo/Texas Hollywood. While"
"as the ""Man with No Name"". As few Spaghetti Westerns had yet been released in the United States, many of the European cast and crew took on American-sounding stage names. These included Leone himself (""Bob Robertson""), Gian Maria Volontè (""Johnny Wels""), and composer Ennio Morricone (""Dan Savio""). ""A Fistful of Dollars"" was shot in Spain, mostly near Hoyo de Manzanares close to Madrid, but also (like its two sequels) in the Tabernas Desert and in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, both in the province of Almería. A stranger arrives at the little town of San Miguel. Silvanito, the town's"
"A Fistful of Fingers A Fistful of Fingers is a 1995 British film written and directed by Edgar Wright. It opened at the Prince Charles Cinema on 24 November 1995, and debuted in the United States 20 years later at the Cinefamily in Los Angeles as a midnight movie. The film was never commercially available on home video in either country, although Wright said in 2015 that he hoped to ""finally release it [...] with a commentary and everything"". It is a remake of an earlier, and even lower-budget, film of the same name by Wright and starring Graham Low"
"Burt Reynolds"") are presumably the same problems that led to the real ""Back to Normal..."" being dropped by Channel 4. (The name Eddie Monsoon – a corruption of ""Edmondson"" – was later used by Jennifer Saunders, Adrian Edmondson's wife, for her character in ""Absolutely Fabulous"".) ""A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques"" was the first episode to be filmed outside the United Kingdom, being made on location in and around San José, Andalusia, Spain using some of the same locations as ""A Fistful of Dollars"" which it spoofs. Two one-off episodes were aired on Channel 4 over Christmas 1985, reflecting the tight"
"the Fort Bowie set built in the Province of Almería, Spain, where the desert landscape and climate that characterizes part of the province have made it a much utilized setting for Western films, among those ""A Fistful of Dollars"" (1964), ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966) and later ""800 Bullets"" (2002). This same set was also used in the films ""Blindman"" (1971) with Ringo Starr and ""A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die"" (1972). A US Army cavalry unit returns from a 2-week patrol to find the inhabitants of an outpost near its home fort have been"
"willing to cut her normal rate from $400,000 per picture to $250,000, but Broccoli would not pay above $80,000. The film was shot at the Pinewood Studios in London, Porto Cervo in Sardinia (Hotel Cala di Volpe), Egypt (Karnak, Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Gayer-Anderson Museum, Abu Simbel temples), Malta, Scotland, Hayling Island UK, Okinawa, Switzerland and Mount Asgard on Baffin Island in the then northern Canadian territory of Northwest Territories (now located in Nunavut). As no studio was big enough for the interior of Stromberg's supertanker, and set designer Ken Adam did not want to repeat what he had done"
"was to make it graphically violent. He said ""we were all sitting around in looking at the small production budget. Then I said 'Hey, fake blood is cheap, lets make it all out bloody.'"" Filming started on January 22, 2007 and ended on May 4, 2007. It was shot in Chiang Mai, Thailand as well as in Mexico and the United States in Arizona and California. While filming near Burma, Stallone and the rest of the crew narrowly avoided being shot by the Burmese military. Stallone described Burma as a ""hellhole"". He said ""we had shots fired above our heads"""
"United States. It was partially shot in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and in Norway, being a co-production with Norwegian company ""Viking Film"". On the night of July 4, 1978, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 12-year-old David Freeman walks through the woods to pick up his 8-year-old younger brother, Jeff, from a friend's house when he accidentally falls into a ravine and is knocked unconscious. When he comes to, he discovers that eight years have passed and it is now 1986. Police are shocked to see David fits the exact same photo on a missing child poster, not having aged at all. David"
"automobile accident in Nice, France. It is unclear whether or not her voice was dubbed by another actress, due to her death. Location filming for ""Billion Dollar Brain"" took place in Helsinki and other parts of Finland, including Turku. The Riga scenes were filmed in Porvoo, also in Finland. Scenes involving ""The Brain"" were filmed in Honeywell facilities and featured a Honeywell 200 mini-computer. The remainder of the film was shot in the United Kingdom. Scenes on the ice were filmed on a disused airfield which was covered with a layer of salt. All other scenes were shot at Pinewood"
"for location shooting taking place in Canada and Thailand. Director Felix Chong revealed that because the story revolves around a counterfeit organisation and would involve the process of printing counterfeit bills, the script originally contained eight steps describing the printing process, but was later increased to twenty steps to bring more excitement for audiences. Chong also obtained a 7-ton real currency press, which cost HK$100,000, which was able to create realistic looking counterfeit currency, which had to be reported to the Monetary Authority. Alan Mak, a frequent collaborator of Chong, served as the film's art director. Distribution Workshop handling its"
"United States, specifically in Boston, it was actually shot in and around Valencia, Spain, home of film director Juan Piquer Simón. Filming went for four weeks with the cast and crew, and another week went by to film the special effects for an estimated budget of $300,000. According to the interview with Simón in ""Pieces of Juan"" (on the Grindhouse DVD version of the film), the director says that none of the female stars of the film knew how to play tennis, even though they were supposed to be portraying ""professional"" players. A tennis coach had to be hired so"
"The arid landscape and climate of the province have made it an ideal setting for Western films, especially during the 1960s. Because of the demand for these locations, quite a number of Western towns were built near the Tabernas Desert. Films such as ""A Fistful of Dollars"", ""For a Few Dollars More"", and ""The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"" were shot here. Years later the film of ""800 Bullets"" was filmed in the same place. Large sections of ""Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)"", ""Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"", ""Lawrence of Arabia"" and ""Patton"" were shot there as well."
"was raised from various banks and tax shelters in the US and Europe. Richard Burton was to be paid $40,000 a week for ten weeks work plus a percentage. Lee Marvin got 10% of the profits. Filming took place in Oroville, California. Richard Burton allegedly drank so much alcohol during the making of this film that many of his scenes had to be shot with him seated or lying down, due to his inability to stand. In some scenes, he appears to slur his words or speak incoherently. During the location filming in a small town outside of Sacramento, the"
"a commandeered tugboat to take them back to the waiting ship, Anna elects to remain in the Netherlands and work with the nascent resistance movement. The film was based on a true story. British intelligence smuggled out ten million pounds worth of industrial diamonds from Schmidt's Diamonds in Amsterdam. Filming took place in October 1958. It was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location in Amsterdam. ""I like my part in the film, it is one of my strongest,"" said Finch during filming. The film was one of seven Rank films bought for distribution in the US by 20th Century"
"having the cigar in his mouth again. At times, it made him feel sick during the first film. ""For a Few Dollars More"" was shot in the spring and summer of 1965. Again, interiors of the film were shot at the Cinecittà studio in Rome, before they moved to Spain. During the filming Eastwood became close friends with screenwriter Vincenzoni, enjoyed his Italian cooking and attracted a lot of attention from his female guests. Vincenzoni was very important in bringing the films to the states. He was fluent in English, and accompanied Leone to a cinema in Rome to show"
"its hiding place. After the box-office success of ""A Fistful of Dollars"" in Italy, director Sergio Leone and his new producer, Alberto Grimaldi, wanted to begin production of a sequel, but they needed to get Clint Eastwood to agree to star in it. Eastwood was not ready to commit to a second film when he had not even seen the first. Quickly, the filmmakers rushed an Italian-language print (a U.S. version did not yet exist) of ""Per un pugno di dollari"" to him. The star then gathered a group of friends for a debut screening at CBS Production Center and,"
"filmed at the Château de Guermantes. Much of the film was shot in the cities of London, Paris, Venice, Palmdale, California, Port St. Lucie, Florida, and Rio de Janeiro. The production team had considered India and Nepal as a location in the film but on arriving at those places to investigate, they found that to write them into the script was inconceivable, particularly with time restrictions to do so. They decided on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, relatively early on, a city that Cubby Broccoli had visited on holiday, and a team was sent to that city in early 1978 to"
"did get awfully tired of playing the conventional white hat ... the hero who kisses old ladies and dogs and was kind to everybody. I decided it was time to be an anti-hero."" ""A Fistful of Dollars"" was an Italian/German/Spanish co-production, so there was a significant language barrier on set. Leone did not speak English, and Eastwood communicated with the Italian cast and crew mostly through stuntman Benito Stefanelli, who also acted as an unlicensed interpreter for the production and would later appear in Leone's other pictures. Similar to other Italian films shot at the time, all footage was filmed"
"his fictional counterpart, the real Vijay had a distinct fear of snakes and found difficulty holding the basket during filming. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios in London, Iceland, Switzerland, France and the United States. Several French landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, its Jules Verne Restaurant and the Château de Chantilly were filmed. The rest of the major filming was done in the Fisherman's Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The Lefty O'Doul Bridge was featured in the fire engine chase scene. The horse racing scenes were shot at Ascot Racecourse. The production of the"
"he returned only seven of the eight billion dollars they had stolen electronically in the heist. Gin then pretends to hold Mac hostage at gunpoint, threatening to shoot him if the agents follow her. She boards a train and the FBI heads to the next station. Gin jumps trains mid-station and arrives back at Pudu. She tells Mac that she needs him for another job and they both board a train. Filming locations for the film include Blenheim Palace, Savoy Hotel London, Lloyd's of London, Borough Market, London, Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, the Petronas Towers"
"grew up in Baldwin, New York, close to the Five Towns, and lived with his father in Lawrence for a period of time. While emphasizing that the characters in the film are fictional, Weiss acknowledged that ""I'm going to try to hide during the Five Towns screening."" The film was produced for $900,000, most of which was raised from friends and family, and was shot on location in the Five Towns. With finances tight, a scene in which Weiss opens a bag of Doritos was filmed using yellow cardboard triangles. The film was distributed by Fine Line Features, a division"
"Fistful of Dollars"". According to Peter Bogdanovich, the original title ""Duck, You Sucker!"" was meant by Leone as a close translation of the Italian title ""Giù la testa, coglione!"" (translated: ""Duck Your Head, dumbass!""), which he contended to be a common American colloquialism. (The expletive ""coglione"" (a vulgar way to say ""testicle"") was later removed to avoid censorship issues.) One of the working titles, ""Once Upon a Time… the Revolution"", was also used for some European releases. In 1989, Image Entertainment released the film on laserdisc, including some material cut from the original US version and lasting 138 minutes. This"
"a new era for the Western and usher in its most iconic star, Clint Eastwood."" It was also placed 8th on the site's 'Top 100 Westerns'. The film was effectively an unofficial and unlicensed remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film ""Yojimbo"" (written by Kurosawa and Ryūzō Kikushima), lifting traditional themes and character tropes usually typified within a Jidaigeki film. Kurosawa insisted that Leone had made ""a fine movie, but it was MY movie."" Leone ignored the resulting lawsuit, but eventually settled out of court, reportedly for 15% of the worldwide receipts of ""A Fistful of Dollars"" and over $100,000. British"
"Britain. At that time the film was budgeted at US$85 million. They shot at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, Chatsworth in Derbyshire and Castle Combe in Wiltshire. They transformed Chatsworth House by adding weeds, dead grass and ivy. They also shot in Lacock in Wiltshire, a village conserved by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, for a day. Universal donated £5,000 to the village, in return for filming in the tithe barn for a scene involving frozen corpses. A funeral scene was also shot beside the Temple of Ancient Virtue at Stowe House, with the temple"
"is shown celebrating a fight victory in Warsaw as Stéphanie happily watches. After the celebration of the win, Ali and Stéphanie take Sam by the hand and lead him out through the revolving door of a hotel. The film was produced by Why Not Productions for €15.4 million. It was co-produced with France 2 Cinéma, Page 114 and the Belgian company Les Films du Fleuve. Filming started on 4 October 2011 and lasted eight weeks. Locations were used in Antibes, Cannes, Belgium, Paris, northern France, and Brussels. To prepare for the role, Cotillard took swimming lessons and spent a week"
"photography began in London, England in July 2012. Filming locations also included the Canary Islands, Glasgow, and Los Angeles. The film was first released in the United Kingdom, on May 17, 2013, followed by an international release on May 24, 2013. A sequel was released on April 3, 2015. Following their successful heist in Brazil (depicted in Fast Five), Dominic ""Dom"" Toretto and his professional criminal crew have fled around the world: Dom lives with Elena; his sister Mia lives with Brian O'Conner and their son, Jack; Gisele and Han live together; and Roman and Tej live in luxury. Meanwhile,"
"Film was shot mainly in Imperial City, Hue, Ha Long (Ha Long Bay) and Ninh Binh (Phát Diệm Cathedral) in Vietnam. Butterworth in Malaysia was used as a substitute for Saigon. Some parts were filmed in Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Catherine Deneuve received a nomination for Best Actress - her only to date. It also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was also a very massive financial success grossing $5,603,158 in North America. The film also received"
"what is left is given to the farmer. In gratitude, the farmer invites Harry to Spain where he gives the artist half of the money—$5 million. Harry then travels back to Paris to meet Marieke. He gives her an original portrait that he painted of her in his own style. After signing the painting, the couple kiss and embrace on the romantic banks of the Seine. Filming took place in Paris, France; Mentmore Towers, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England, UK; London, England, UK; and Amsterdam, Netherlands. American artist James Gemmill painted the Rembrandt forgery for the film. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator,"
"remaining million to purchase a yacht crewed by attractive women. The movie was filmed in 1992 in the Territory of the Virgin Islands of the United States and in New York City. The cast and crew, who were mainly from the Los Angeles area, were on location when the Los Angeles riots of April 1992 broke out and they stated in a St. Thomas interview that they were worried for their loved ones. The Bernie dummy used in the film had been on display for the film's debut shortly before the riot's outbreak, and was robbed of its painter's hat"
"Hungary, Lebanon, and Morocco. The film was shot mostly in English with passages in French, Spanish, Hungarian, Italian, Arabic, German, Russian, Dutch and Japanese. As filming continued, Ramirez put on 35 pounds in order to resemble Carlos's overweight physical condition at the time of his capture. The final two hours of the film were shot in sequence. Already in November 2009, IFC Films acquired the US rights to both the mini-series and the theatrical version. The mini-series premiered on the Sundance Channel on October 11, 2010, where it was shown over three nights, while both long and short versions received"
"shot in Almería, Spain and the Glamis Sand Dunes in the Imperial Valley, of southern California in the United States. The film had a budget of US$6 million. Technical advice and assistance was provided by the 40th Armored Division (""Grizzly"") of the California Army National Guard. In the convoy heading to Tobruk the trucks used are actually M135 and M54, while the SdKfz 7's are American M3 halftracks with altered bodies. The tanks in the Italian column are in fact M48 Pattons. Producer Gene Corman would again use Tobruk's Nazi occupation as the background in his 1990 parody film ""A"
"It was favored for having one of the largest sound stages in the world. Filming began in Hungary on November 24, 2014. Around 20 sets were constructed for the film, which was filmed with 3D cameras. Actual potatoes were grown in a sound stage next to the one used for filming. They were planted at different times so that different stages of growth could be shown in film scenes. A team of six people built 15 suits for the film. External scenes, some with Matt Damon, were filmed in Wadi Rum, a UNESCO world heritage site located in Jordan, over"