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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Year:

1966

Duration:

161 min | France:186 min (dubbed version) | Spain:182 min | 179 min (2003 extended English version) | Finland:142 min (1984) (cut version)

Genres:

Western

IMDB rate:

8.9

Director:

Sergio Leone

Awards:

1 win

Details

Country: Italy

Release Date: 1966-12-23

Filming Locations: Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Earnings

Budget: $1,200,000

Opening Weekend: $10,584 (Finland) (7 August 2003)

Gross: $25,100,000 (USA) (5 August 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Luigi Pistilli

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Rada Rassimov

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Eli Wallach

Tuco

Clint Eastwood

Blondie

Lee Van Cleef

Sentenza

Aldo Giuffrè

Alcoholic Union Captain

Enzo Petito

Storekeeper

Claudio Scarchilli

Mexican Peon

John Bartha

Sheriff

Livio Lorenzon

Baker

Antonio Casale

Jackson

Sandro Scarchilli

Mexican Peon

Benito Stefanelli

Member of Angel Eyes' Gang

Angelo Novi

Monk

Antonio Casas

Stevens

Aldo Sambrell

Member of Angel Eyes' Gang

Al Mulock

One-Armed Bounty Hunter (as Al Mulloch)

Sergio Mendizábal

Blonde Bounty Hunter (as Sergio Mendizabal)

Antonio Molino Rojo

Capt. Harper

Lorenzo Robledo

Clem

Mario Brega

Cpl. Wallace

Chelo Alonso

Stevens' Wife (uncredited)

Fortunato Arena

1st Sombrero Onlooker at Tuco's 1st Hanging

Román Ariznavarreta

Bounty Hunter (uncredited)

Silvana Bacci

Mexican Girl with Blondie (uncredited)

Frank Braña

Bounty Hunter #2 (uncredited)

Amerigo Castrighella

2nd Sombrero Onlooker at Tuco's 1st Hanging

Saturno Cerra

Bounty Hunter (uncredited)

Luigi Ciavarro

Member of Angel Eye's Gang (uncredited)

William Conroy

Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Tony Di Mitri

Deputy (uncredited)

Alberico Donadeo

Townsman (uncredited)

Attilio Dottesio

3rd Sombrero Onlooker at Tuco's 1st Hanging

Veriano Ginesi

Bald Onlooker at Tuco's 1st Hanging (uncredited)

Jesús Guzmán

Pardue the Hotel Owner (uncredited)

Víctor Israel

Sergeant at Confederate Fort (uncredited)

Nazzareno Natale

Mexican Bounty Hunter (uncredited)

Ricardo Palacios

Bartender in Socorro (uncredited)

Antonio Palombi

Old Seargent (uncredited)

Romano Puppo

Member of Angel Eyes' Gang (uncredited)

Antoñito Ruiz

Stevens' Youngest Son (uncredited)

Aysanoa Runachagua

Pistolero Recruited by Tuco in the Cave (uncredited)

Enrique Santiago

Mexican Bounty Hunter (uncredited)

José Terrón

Thomas 'Shorty' Larson (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

When Blondie and Angel Eyes are traveling to the cemetery, Blondie shoots a skulker, then counts the number of people that will be traveling together. He says, "Six. A perfect number." In mathematics, a number is perfect if the sum of its factors (excluding itself) equals itself. Six is a perfect number because 1, 2, and 3 are factors and 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. (The next perfect number is 28.)

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During the scene right before the final duel where Tuco (Eli Wallach) is running frantically through the cemetery, a dog can be seen running on-screen at the beginning of the scene. In reality, that was improvised on the spot. Sergio Leone, who was afraid that the scene was going to slip into melodrama, released the dog without informing Eli Wallach first - thus, his look of surprise is quite genuine.

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Sergio Leone: [Large circles covered in pave stones]

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Goofs

All of the railroad cars seen are four-wheeled. This design had fallen out of favor in the United States by the 1850s.

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In the retreat scene in the town a large unit of Confederate foot infantry is shown as marching with the retreating column. In reality, Sibley's force consisted entirely of mounted units and a single battalion of artillery. No foot infantry were used in the campaign on the Confederate side.

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While Tuco and Blondie are under the bridge, in the background where the poles form a 'V', a car passes through the trees. (widescreen edition)

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Quotes

Blondie: [has no choice but to let him die] Sorry, Shorty.

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Jackson: The name on the grave is... water

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Blondie: I mean our partnership is untied.

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Faq

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly can be found here.

Is the cemetery of Sad Hill a real location?

No. It had been set up by the Spanish army exclusively for the movie in the Tabladillo Valley near Burgos, Spain.

Why does a dog appear in several of the scenes?

During the scene at Sad Hill, Leone feared that the scene would shift into melodrama so he let a dog loose so that Wallach would have a genuine look of surprise.

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