A Fistful of Dollars

Genre: Western

Worldwide gross$14.5M

With nothing but profit on his mind, a taciturn American with a lightning-fast right hand rides into San Miguel, a sun-bleached border town where everyone is either rich or dead. As the amoral man with no name discovers that the sleepy town provides the perfect opportunity to make a quick buck, the mysterious stranger soon finds himself caught in the middle of a destructive, long-standing feud. After all, the corrupt Baxters and the murderous Rojos, two feuding families fighting for control, won't let a nameless nobody get a slice of the cake. But the dusty, poncho-clad newcomer has already set his sights on the grand prize--the only way to get it is to play the gangs off against each other in a deadly battle of wits. Of course, no one has pulled such a reckless stunt and lived to tell the tale. How far is a man willing to go for a fistful of dollars?

🏆 1 win & 5 nominations total

Genres

Drama, Western

Director

Sergio Leone

Cast

Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volontè, Marianne Koch

Released

18 January 1967

Runtime

1h 39m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.9 / 10

Votes

253,277

Metascore

65

Rotten Tomatoes

98%

Box office

$14,500,000

Edition

Base