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A Fistful of Dollars
ITALY · 1964

A Fistful of Dollars

Sergio Leone
gunslinger power struggle corruption greed moral ambiguity
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Synopsis

The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.

Cinema Atlas Connection
Sergio Leone. He invented a language, especially with his camerawork, which began with *A Fistful of Dollars*.
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This Film Influenced

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