"already becoming very popular in France, labelled as the ""new Gary Cooper"". In Paris, he met Pierre Rissient and had an affair with actress Catherine Deneuve. Two months later Eastwood began working on ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"", the final film of the Dollars trilogy, in which he again played the mysterious Man With No Name character. Lee Van Cleef was brought in again to play a ruthless fortune seeker, while Eli Wallach, a character actor noted for his appearance in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), was hired to play the cunning Mexican bandit ""Tuco"", although the role was"
"Lee Van Cleef Clarence Leroy Van Cleef, Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989), was an American actor best known for his roles in Spaghetti Westerns such as ""For A Few Dollars More"" and ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"". Hatchet-faced with piercing eyes, he had declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut, ""High Noon"", and was relegated to a non-speaking outlaw as a result. For a decade he was typecast as a minor villain, his sinister features overshadowing his acting skills. After suffering serious injuries in a car crash,"
"series, as well as inspiring the gunslinger personality of the former. Lee Van Cleef Clarence Leroy Van Cleef, Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989), was an American actor best known for his roles in Spaghetti Westerns such as ""For A Few Dollars More"" and ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"". Hatchet-faced with piercing eyes, he had declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut, ""High Noon"", and was relegated to a non-speaking outlaw as a result. For a decade he was typecast as a minor villain, his sinister features overshadowing"
"the Ugly"". The films catapulted Eastwood and Van Cleef into stardom. Film historian Richard Schickel, in his biography of Clint Eastwood, believed that this was the best film in the trilogy, arguing that it was ""more elegant and complex than ""A Fistful of Dollars"" and more tense and compressed than ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly""."" Director Alex Cox considered the church scene to be one of ""the most horrible deaths"" of any Western, describing Volontè's Indio as the ""most diabolical Western villain of all time."" The man many call Manco (Eastwood) is a bounty killer who makes a"
"Ford movie ""The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"". In 1963, he appeared on ""Perry Mason"" (episode: ""The Case of the Golden Oranges""). That same year, he appeared in ""The Day of the Misfits"" on ""The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters"". In 1965, Sergio Leone cast Van Cleef, whose career was still in the doldrums, as one of the two protagonists, alongside Clint Eastwood, in ""For a Few Dollars More"". Leone then chose Van Cleef to appear again with Eastwood, this time as the primary antagonist, Angel Eyes, in the now seminal Western ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966). With"
"Cleef. ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" was marketed as the third and final installment in the ""Dollars Trilogy"", following ""A Fistful of Dollars"" and ""For a Few Dollars More"". The film was a financial success, grossing over $25 million at the box office, and is credited with catapulting Eastwood into stardom. Due to general disapproval of the Spaghetti Western genre at the time, critical reception of the film following its release was mixed, but it gained critical acclaim in later years. ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" is now seen as one of the greatest and most"
"a cast of Italian, Spanish, German, and American actors, sometimes a fading Hollywood star and sometimes a rising one like the young Clint Eastwood in three of Sergio Leone's films. Over six hundred European Westerns were made between 1960 and 1978. The best-known Spaghetti Westerns were directed by Sergio Leone and scored by Ennio Morricone, notably the three films of the ""Dollars Trilogy"" (starring Clint Eastwood as the main character)—""A Fistful of Dollars"" (1964), ""For a Few Dollars More"" (1965) and ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966)—as well as ""Once Upon a Time in the West"" (1968, starring"
"Clint Eastwood (song) ""Clint Eastwood"" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz, released as the first single from their self-titled debut album in March 2001. The song is named after the actor of the same name due to its similarity to the theme music of ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"". The song is a mix of electronic music, dub, hip hop and rock. The verses are rapped by Del the Funky Homosapien, portrayed as a blue phantom in the video, while the chorus is sung by Damon Albarn (2D in the video). It peaked at number 4"
"Clint Eastwood (song) ""Clint Eastwood"" is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz, released as the first single from their self-titled debut album in March 2001. The song is named after the actor of the same name due to its similarity to the theme music of ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"". The song is a mix of electronic music, dub, hip hop and rock. The verses are rapped by Del the Funky Homosapien, portrayed as a blue phantom in the video, while the chorus is sung by Damon Albarn (2D in the video). It peaked at number 4"
"""Clint Eastwood"", is named after the famous movie actor. The theme from ""The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"" can be heard periodically throughout the song; this was one of several Sergio Leone-directed Italian westerns of the late 1960s in which Eastwood plays a character with no name. Years after the release of this album, it was revealed that the track ""Starshine"" has an alternative version, which features Luton-based rap group Phi Life Cypher. This version is not available on any releases, but it is available on the Phi Life Cypher SoundCloud channel and also on the video-sharing website YouTube."
"in the United States until 1967. ""A Fistful of Dollars"" opened in January, ""For a Few Dollars More"" in May and ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" in December 1967. Some twenty minutes were cut from ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"", particularly many scenes involving Lee Van Cleef, although Eastwood's remained intact. The trilogy was publicised as James Bond-type entertainment. All three films were successful in American cinemas, and turned Eastwood into a major film star in 1967, particularly ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"", which eventually collected $8 million in rental earnings. However, upon release,"
"Clint Eastwood filmography Clint Eastwood is an American film actor, director, producer, and composer. After beginning his acting career exclusively with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 50 years. Eastwood has acted in several television series, most notably ""Rawhide"". His role in the eight-season series led to his leading roles in ""A Fistful of Dollars"", ""For a Few Dollars More"", and ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"". Eastwood has appeared in over 50 films and has starred in 42 films, including ""Hang 'Em High"", ""Play Misty for Me"", ""Dirty Harry"", ""Escape from"
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme) ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" is the theme to the 1966 film of the same name, which was directed by Sergio Leone. Included on the film soundtrack as ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (main title)"", the instrumental piece was composed by Ennio Morricone, with Bruno Nicolai conducting the orchestra. A cover version by Hugo Montenegro in 1968 was a pop hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. It has since become one of the most iconic scores in film history. Ennio Morricone is an Italian composer who"
"which resulted in a successful lawsuit by Toho. ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" is considered a prequel, since it depicts Eastwood's character gradually acquiring the clothing he wears throughout the first two films and because it takes place during the American Civil War (1861–1865), whereas the other two films feature comparatively more modern firearms and other props. For example, Lee Van Cleef's character in ""For a Few Dollars More"" appears to be a Confederate veteran who has come down in the world, and a graveyard scene in ""A Fistful of Dollars"" features a gravestone dated 1873. The only"
"do with it. Its screenwriter, Arthur Miller, who was married to Monroe at the time, said that ""Eli Wallach is the happiest good actor I've ever known. He really enjoys the work."" Some of his other films included ""The Lineup"" (1958), ""Lord Jim"" (1965) with Peter O'Toole, a comic role in ""How to Steal a Million"" (1966), again with O'Toole, and Audrey Hepburn, and as Tuco (the 'Ugly') in Sergio Leone's ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966) with Clint Eastwood, followed by other Spaghetti Westerns, such as ""Ace High"". At one point, Henry Fonda had asked Wallach whether"
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (soundtrack) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in 1966 alongside the Western film, ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"", directed by Sergio Leone. The score is composed by frequent Leone collaborator Ennio Morricone, whose distinctive original compositions, containing gunfire, whistling, and yodeling permeate the film. The main theme, resembling the howling of a coyote, is a two-note melody that is a frequent motif, and is used for the three main characters, with a different instrument used for each one: flute for Blondie (Man With No"
"release. Voice actor Simon Prescott substituted for Lee Van Cleef who had died in 1989. Other voice actors filled in for actors who had since died. In 2004, MGM released this version in a two-disc special edition DVD. Disc 1 contains an audio commentary with writer and critic Richard Schickel. Disc 2 contains two documentaries, ""Leone's West"" and ""The Man Who Lost The Civil War"", followed by the featurette ""Restoring 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'""; an animated gallery of missing sequences titled ""The Socorro Sequence: A Reconstruction""; an extended Tuco torture scene; a featurette called ""Il Maestro""; an"
"Clint Eastwood's few ""amigos"" in the town of San Miguel. He later appeared in westerns such as ""I Giorni dell'ira"" (1967) opposite Lee Van Cleef, ""Anda muchacho, spara!"" (1971) and ""Dust in the Sun"" (1973) etc. However, after the Spaghetti western era of the late 1960s, in the 1970s he returned to appearing in primarily Spanish films and in contrast to the roles which dominated much of his career did appear in several Spanish comedy films often with slapstick humor as that genre grew popular in Latin cinema during this period. He died in Gran Canaria on May 16, 1980,"
"he himself should accept a part offered to him to act in a similar Western, ""Once Upon a Time in the West"" (1968), which would also be directed by Leone. Wallach said ""Yes, you'll enjoy the challenge,"" and Fonda later thanked Wallach for that advice. Wallach and Eastwood became friends during the filming of ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" and he recalled their off-work time together: ""Clint was the tall, silent type. He's the kind where you open up and do all the talking. He smiles and nods and stores it all away in that wonderful calculator of"
"the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966). Aside from Westerns and the science fiction films, three of his early major roles were in noir films, ""Kansas City Confidential"" (1952), ""Vice Squad"" (1953) and ""The Big Combo"" (1955). Van Cleef appeared six times between 1951 and 1955 on the children's syndicated Western series ""The Adventures of Kit Carson"", starring Bill Williams. He was cast three times, including the role of Rocky Hatch in the episode ""Greed Rides the Range"" (1952), of another syndicated Western series, ""The Range Rider"". In 1952, he was cast in the episode ""Formula for Fear"" of the Western"
"Man with No Name The Man with No Name () is the protagonist portrayed by Clint Eastwood in Sergio Leone's ""Dollars Trilogy"" of Spaghetti Western films: ""A Fistful of Dollars"" (1964), ""For a Few Dollars More"" (1965) and ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966). He is easily recognizable due to his iconic poncho, brown hat, tan cowboy boots, fondness for cigarillos and the fact that he rarely talks. Since he never received an official name in any of the films, he is conventionally known as ""the man with no name"". When Clint Eastwood was honored with the American"
"and turned Eastwood into a major film star. All three films received bad reviews, and marked the beginning of a battle for Eastwood to win American film critics' respect. Judith Crist described ""A Fistful of Dollars"" as ""cheapjack,"" while ""Newsweek"" considered ""For a Few Dollars More"" as ""excruciatingly dopey."" Renata Adler of ""The New York Times"" said ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" was ""...the most expensive, pious and repellent movie in the history of its peculiar genre."" ""Time"" magazine drew attention to the film's wooden acting, especially on the part of Eastwood, though a few critics such as"
"1960s, often appearing alongside actors such as Nino Manfredi, Alberto Sordi, Peppino De Filippo, Anna Maria Ferrero, and Totò. Although never a leading actor, he made a number of small appearances as character actors alongside Italy's leading film stars in films throughout the early to mid-1960s and is arguably best known in world cinema for his role as the store keeper in the Sergio Leone classic Spaghetti Western film ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" in 1966. His roles ranged from storekeepers and cobblers to priests and homeless men. His role of most esteem, however, is perhaps as Napoleon"
"City"" (1950), in gangster films such as ""The Godfather"" (1972), and in Western films, especially the Revisionist Western and Spaghetti Western. Lead figures in these westerns are often morally ambiguous, such as the ""Man with No Name"", portrayed by Clint Eastwood in ""A Fistful of Dollars"" (1964), ""For a Few Dollars More"" (1965) and ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966). Antihero An antihero or antiheroine is a central character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes such as idealism, courage and morality. Although antiheroes may sometimes perform actions that are morally correct, it is not"
"him as a child, which carried into his adulthood and his films. Leone's next two films, ""For a Few Dollars More"" (1965) and ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966), completed what has come to be known as the ""Man with No Name trilogy"" (or ""the Dollars Trilogy""), with each film being more financially successful and more technically accomplished than its predecessor. The films featured innovative music scores by Ennio Morricone, who worked closely with Leone in devising the themes. Leone had a personal way of shooting scenes with Morricone's music ongoing. In addition, Clint Eastwood stayed with the"
"The Bad and the Beautiful The Bad and the Beautiful is a 1952 American melodrama that tells the story of a film producer who alienates all around him. The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli and written by George Bradshaw and Charles Schnee. It stars Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame and Gilbert Roland. ""The Bad and the Beautiful"" resulted in five Academy Awards out of six nominations in 1952, a record for the most awards for a movie that was not nominated for Best Picture nor for Best Director. In 2002, the United"
"Dirty Harry Dirty Harry is a 1971 American action crime thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the ""Dirty Harry"" series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Inspector ""Dirty"" Harry Callahan. The film drew upon the actual case of the Zodiac Killer as the Callahan character seeks out a similar vicious psychopath. ""Dirty Harry"" was a critical and commercial success and set the style for a whole genre of police films. It was followed by four sequels: ""Magnum Force"" in 1973, ""The Enforcer"" in 1976, ""Sudden"
"as a car chase, barroom brawl, defusing bombs and ""Feel Lucky"" mode. Dirty Harry (film series) Dirty Harry is an American film series featuring San Francisco Police Department Homicide Division Inspector ""Dirty"" Harry Callahan who is notorious for being extremely violent and ruthless in his methods, and a danger for any partner assigned to him. Actor Clint Eastwood portrayed Callahan in all five of the series' films. ""Dirty Harry"" (1971) was directed by Don Siegel and starred Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan. Harry tracks serial killer Scorpio (loosely based on the Zodiac killer). Eastwood's iconic portrayal of the blunt-speaking, unorthodox"
"The Ugly American (film) The Ugly American is a 1963 American adventure film directed by George Englund, written by Stewart Stern, and starring Marlon Brando, Sandra Church, Eiji Okada, Pat Hingle, Judson Pratt and Arthur Hill. It is based on the 1958 novel ""The Ugly American"" by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer. The film was released on April 2, 1963, by Universal Pictures. American ambassador Harrison MacWhite (Marlon Brando) travels to a Southeast Asian country beleaguered by rival factions but MacWhite views the political situation only in the simplest terms: as a struggle between communism and democracy. By the time"
"its plot and character elements borrowed from Leone's film. In his introduction to the 2003 revised edition of his novel """", Stephen King revealed that the film was a primary influence for the Dark Tower series, and that Eastwood's character specifically inspired the creation of King's protagonist, Roland Deschain. ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" is the last film in the Dollars Trilogy, and thus does not have an official sequel. Following the film's release, Leone went on to direct two more Westerns (""Once Upon a Time in the West"" and ""Duck, You Sucker!"") and was involved in the"
"filming ""unharmed, unscratched, unused."" Actor Clive Mantle, who plays the racist bouncer Harry, has the distinction of being the only person to successfully beat up Clint Eastwood in a film (not counting ""Every Which Way But Loose"" when he intentionally loses). Mantle was roughly half Eastwood's age and reportedly had trouble keeping up with him during filming of the fight scene. Although Eastwood had suffered beatings in other films, most notably ""Dirty Harry"", its sequel ""Sudden Impact"" and later ""Unforgiven"", they usually involved him being outnumbered or outmatched; this was the first and only time he was defeated in a"
"to star in ""For a Few Dollars More"" (1965), the second of the trilogy. Through the efforts of screenwriter Luciano Vincenzoni, the rights to ""For a Few Dollars More"" and the final film of the trilogy (""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"") were sold to United Artists for about $900,000. In January 1966, Eastwood met producer Dino De Laurentiis in New York City and agreed to star in a non-Western five-part anthology production named ""Le Streghe"" (""The Witches"") opposite De Laurentiis' wife, actress Silvana Mangano. Eastwood's nineteen-minute installment took only a few days to shoot, but his performance did"
"well with his character's evil and also help the audience to accept this ""new"" Fonda as the bad guy, but Leone immediately told him to remove the contacts and facial hair. Leone felt that Fonda's blue eyes best reflected the cold, icy nature of the killer. It was one of the first times in a Western film where the villain would be played by the lead actor. Leone originally offered the role of Harmonica to Clint Eastwood; when he turned it down, Leone hired Charles Bronson who had originally been offered and turned down the part of the Man with"