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8.0

For a Few Dollars More

R·1965·132m

Western

Summary

Two bounty hunters both pursue a brutal and sadistic bandit El Indio who has a massive bounty on his head.

Cast

Clint Eastwood

Manco

Lee Van Cleef

Col. Douglas Mortimer

Gian Maria Volonté

El Indio

Luigi Pistilli

Groggy, Member of Indio's Gang

Klaus Kinski

Juan Wild - The Hunchback

Joseph Egger

Old Prophet

Panos Papadopulos

Sancho Perez, Member of Indio's Gang

Mara Krupp

Mary

Benito Stefanelli

Luke 'Hughie'

Roberto Camardiel

Tucumcari Station Clerk

Aldo Sambrell

Cuchillo

Luis Rodríguez

Manuel, Member of Indio's Gang

Tomás Blanco

Tucumcari Sheriff

Lorenzo Robledo

Tomaso, Indio's Traitor

Sergio Mendizábal

Tucumcari Bank Manager

Dante Maggio

Carpenter in Cell with El Indio

Diana Rabito

Callaway's Beautiful Girl in Tub

Giovanni Tarallo

Santa Cruz Telegraphist

Mario Meniconi

Train Conductor

Mario Brega

Niño, Member of Indio's Gang

José Terrón

Guy Calloway, Mortimer's 1st Criminal (uncredited)

José Marco

'Baby' Red Cavanaugh (uncredited)

Werner Abrolat

Slim, Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited)

Frank Braña

Blackie, Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited)

José Canalejas

Chico, Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited)

Antonio Molino Rojo

Frisco, Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited)

Jesús Guzmán

Carpetbagger on Train (uncredited)

Ricardo Palacios

Tucumcari Saloon Keeper (uncredited)

Guillermo Méndez

White Rocks Sheriff (uncredited)

Rosemary Dexter

Mortimer's Sister (uncredited)

Peter Lee Lawrence

Mortimer's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)

Kurt Zips

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Enrique Navarro

(uncredited)

Bruno Corazzari

Poker Player (uncredited)

Carlo Simi

El Paso Bank Manager (uncredited)

Antoñito Ruiz

Fernando (uncredited)

Román Ariznavarreta

Half-Shaved Bounty Hunter (uncredited)

Joseph Bradley

El Paso Tavern Keeper (uncredited)

Fernando Di Leo

Cigar Smoking Card Player (uncredited)

Diana Faenza

Tomaso's Wife (uncredited)

Eduardo García

Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited)

Maurizio Graf

The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)

Francesca Leone

Tomaso's Baby (uncredited)

Sergio Leone

Whistling Bounty Hunter (voice) (uncredited)

Rafael López

(uncredited)

Antonio Palombi

Bartender (uncredited)

Aldo Ricci

(uncredited)

Enrique Santiago

Miguel, Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited)

Edmondo Tieghi

2nd Agua Caliente Villager Watching Monco (uncredited)

Antonio Montoya

Paco, Member of Indio's Gang (as José Montoya)

Crew

Director, Screenplay, Story

Sergio Leone

Screenplay

Luciano Vincenzoni

Story

Fulvio Morsella

Reviews

John Chard

November 15, 2015

I was worried about you - all alone, with so many problems to solve...

The middle part of Sergio Leone's dollars trilogy sandwich is a mighty hunk of meat and pasta. Plot has Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters who form a very uneasy alliance to bring down violent bandit El Indio (Gian Maria Volontè) and his gang.

As befitting Leone in this sub-genre, the pic positively oozes charisma and class. His compositions are as striking as the coolness he wrings out from his lead actors, the characterisations bristling with a calm grizzle factor that beguiles as the story jumps from violence to suspense, from humour to misery, with surprises is store as well. The screenplay adheres to some clichés of the Western formula, but never at a cost to suspense and mystery, such as with the finale that looks set to be formulaic, but joyfully brings its own identity whilst simultaneously adding extra layers to the protags and antag. The dialogue (Leone and Luciano Vincenzoni) pings with literacy, something which is a pleasant mercy in the Spaghetti Western world, while Morricone fills the key scenes with aural shards of atmospheric delight.

A great film in its own standalone right, but also a super precursor to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. 9/10