The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo)

The final film in Sergio Leone’s “Man with No Name” Western trilogy is an epic story of greed and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Civil War. The Good is the bounty hunter Blondie (Clint Eastwood), The Bad is the mercenary Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef), and The Ugly is the bandit Tuco (Eli Wallach), with the three men finding themselves constantly switching alliances in a cross-country search for a hidden fortune. Ennio Morricone’s score includes the soaring “Ecstasy of Gold” as well as his classic main theme, his most instantly recognizable composition, whose cover version by Hugo Montenegro became a hit single in the US. 

DIRECTED BY: Sergio Leone. WRITTEN BY: Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone. STORY BY: Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone. WITH: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach, Aldo Giuffrè. 1966. 179 min. Italy. Color. Scope. English. Rated R. 4K DCP. 


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