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"The Man with No Name Trilogy (A Fistful of Dollars/For a Few Dollars More/The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly) (1999)" | 
| Director: Sergio Leone
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonté, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp
Studio: MGM
Category: DVD
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 4161
Format: Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 1.9
MPN: 027616785923
ISBN: 0792842502
UPC: 027616785923
EAN: 9780792842507
ASIN: 0792842502
Theatrical Release Date: December 29, 1967
Release Date: April 1, 2003
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Sergio Leone's trilogy of operatic spaghetti Westerns with Clint Eastwood made the former TV star into an international sensation as the scraggly, silent Man with No Name, a wandering rogue with a scheming mind and a sense of humor drier than the dusty, wind-scoured desert. With A Fistful of Dollars, a blatant rip-off of Kurosawa's cynical samurai hit Yojimbo, Leone transforms the Western hero into a crafty mercenary. The follow-up, For a Few Dollars More, teams Eastwood up in an uneasy alliance with Lee Van Cleef in a tale of revenge, but the masterpiece of the set is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, an epic scramble for buried gold set against the violence of the Civil War. In this film good is a relative term as three criminals make a series of tenuous partnerships broken in double-crosses and betrayals in Leone's epic vision of the American southwest as endless deserts and clapboard towns infested with gunmen. This was a new kind of Western: cynical, violent, stylish, and austere. Eastwood's rough face and squinting eyes fill the widescreen frame in massive close-ups while Leone stages action in bold compositions on empty streets and stark landscapes. The guns ring out in cartoonish exaggeration, and the music, an eclectic, electric mix of buzzing guitar, human voice, and harmonica by Ennio Morricone, sets the whole thing in a world pitched between myth and modernity. Leone's shot-in-Spain trilogy ushered in a flood of Italian spaghetti Westerns, but none hold a candle to Leone's stylish classics. --Sean Axmaker
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'Odd Job' Blondie August 2, 2008
Greg (Canada)
This is a must-have collection for any man, or any lover of film. Sergio Leone invented the so-called "spaghetti western" -- Mexican western -- with this trilogy. Eastwood became a Hollywood star thanks to the huge boost that these Mexican films gave him. The movies introduce a silent, intelligent American drifter with a lightning-fast draw and dead-on accuracy, plus a knack for getting in over his head and back out again. The films are often remembered for their stunning dramatic effect, but it should be noted that Leone had a witty sense of humour and if you watch these films carefully you should be delighted by it. Right down to the fact that the boys in his films are pretty-faced and the adults are worn with wrinkles; the tragedy of adult sacrifice. His satircal edge and drama are as well balanced as the elements of realism and tall tale. As fun to watch as they are striking in believability, as sorrowful as they are touching, this is a classic series not to be missed!
On this package, two of my DVDs were actually from the "Best of Eastwood" collection. I don't know if this was a mistake in packaging or if they ran out of the right kind. But the visual quality seems good, and so I am satisfied with the error. With the collection as I received it, there are no real extra features as such. The eddition of prieviously edited out scenes was a mistake; they were taken out for good reason. They are great to see, enjoyable for a real fan of Leone's like myself, however I would have liked it better to have had a version of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" without those scenes in it.
But to have three of the best westerns ever made ("The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" being THE best), I am happy.
Make Sure You Buy It. April 8, 2004
Tuvan Uner (Virginia,United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These 3 films were the first 3 westerns I ever watched and boy was I impressed. I never even liked westerns before I watched the famous "Spaghetti Westerns". The acting is great, cinematography spectacular and the music is well-crafted. My only complaint is the clean-up on the pictures during the transfer to DVD but it has little impact on the overall quality and enjoyability of the movies themselves. After watching these 3 excellent and well-written films I watched Hang Em High which was also another excellent western with Eastwood. So buy these 3 films in an affordable 3-pack. Well worth your time and money.
The greatest westerns ever made - all in one box set February 20, 2004
Tom Benton (North Springfield, VT USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Sergio Leone's "Man with No Name" trilogy is classic. It made both Leone and composer Ennio Morricone famous, elevated Clint Eastwood into stardom, and invented the "spaghetti western". Now western fans can own the entire series in one DVD set. The series begins with A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, the classic western that introduced us to Morricone's rolling, whistling score that is now associated with the genre; Clint Eastwood's cool performance of the lone stranger who takes down two feuding small town gangs; and Leone's masterful direction. Then we move on to FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, in which Eastwood teams up with an old army colonel (Lee Van Cleef) to capture the bounty on an escaped prisoner. The series ends with THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY, undoubtedly the greatest western film ever made. Eastwood is flawless, Morricone's score classic, the action terrific, and Leone's direction extraodinary; you are absolutely glued to the TV screen throughout the entire 2 hours and 40 minutes. Cinema lovers everywhere and anywhere will not want to miss out on this excellent collection of the greatest western masterpieces of all-time.
Clint Eastwood at his Best January 20, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Three of the greatest westerns of all time. A+++
A classic trilogy!!! January 2, 2004
Jason Pumphrey (Falls Church, Virginia United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll keep this short and sweet,this awesome 3 DVD set contains the complete classic "Man With No Name" trilogy in a nice collector's box!!! These DVD's look and sound great!!! Great for Eastwood fans!!! Two thumbs up!!! Five Stars!!! A+
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