The Good the Bad and the Ugly (1967)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Leone, scored by Ennio Morricone, and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach as three gunslingers who compete for a cache of Confederate gold during the American Civil War. The 1966 film is regarded as one of the greatest Westerns of all time.
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
- Director
- Sergio Leone
- Release Date
- December 29, 1967
- Studio(s)
- United Artists
- Distributor(s)
- United Artists
- Cast
- Aldo Giuffrè , Eli Wallach , Clint Eastwood , Lee Van Cleef , Luigi Pistilli
- Writers
- Luciano Vincenzoni , Furio Scarpelli , Agenore Incrocci , Sergio Leone
- Runtime
- 178 minutes
- Budget
- $1.2 million
Summary
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Leone, scored by Ennio Morricone, and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach as three gunslingers who compete for a cache of Confederate gold during the American Civil War. The 1966 film is regarded as one of the greatest Westerns of all time.
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