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The good, the bad and the ugly
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Immerse yourself in the very special atmosphere of Sergio Leone's spaghetti western with this superb The Good The Bad And The Ugly Cinema Poster!
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Description of this Cinema Poster The Good The Bad and The Ugly
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" is Sergio Leone's spaghetti western which concludes the dollar trilogy. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef play the main roles. The film was shot in 1966 in Italy and Spain. The film was successful at the Italian and American box office. A restored and retranslated version was released digitally in 2003.
The film is a prequel to the previous films in the trilogy[~1]. The story is about three Confederate gold hunters lost during the American Civil War.
Upon its release, the film received generally negative critical reception. Experts negatively rated the excessive violence, double morals and questionable editing. The film was almost never shown at festivals due to a somewhat prejudiced view of spaghetti westerns as secondary and exploitative cinema. Since the mid-1980s, critical opinion has gradually changed and the film has been acclaimed as one of the best works in the history of the genre. Roger Ebert gave it top marks and called it a cinematic masterpiece. It has been ranked as one of the best westerns and the best film of all time. Eli Wallack's performance as Tuco the bandit has been hailed as one of the most flattering.
The film profoundly influenced the aesthetic of the neo-western and cinema in general. Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Nikita Mikhalkov and other artists have all said that Sergio Leone's film had a major impact on their art. The work of composer Ennio Morricone was also praised. The film's leitmotif, stylized as a coyote's howl, is considered one of the most recognizable tunes in cinema history.
The action takes place in New Mexico during the Civil War in 1862. The plot centers on the fate of the three main characters, outlaws who discover the disappearance of Confederate gold.
The bandit Sentenza shows up at retired soldier Stevens' farm. On behalf of a certain Baker, he asks Stevens for information about a missing man named Jackson. It turns out that Jackson changed his name to Bill Carson and enlisted in the Confederate Army. Stevens mentions that Carson stole a large amount of money from someone, which is apparently why Baker is looking for him. Sentenza kills Stevens, then Baker, and leaves in search of Bill Carson.
Meanwhile, the second bandit, Tuco, wanted by the local justice system, comes across a group of bounty hunters in the desert. They apprehend him, hoping to get a reward. An unexpected shooter, whom Tuco calls "Blondin", shoots the hunters, but himself turns Tuco over to the authorities for the promised reward of $2,000. However, as he is being executed by hanging, Blondin breaks the rope with a shot, freeing Tuco, and then shares the money with him. The two men strike a deal, organize similar scams in several cities and split the reward. Tuco is unhappy that he only gets half, even though he takes more risks. Blondin has had enough of his constant complaining and, after telling him that he will never be worth more than $3,000, he leaves Tuco alone in the desert.
Tuco miraculously survives and seeks revenge. He eventually catches up with Blondin and takes him by surprise when he sets up a familiar scam with another partner. Tuco pursues Blondin into the desert, taking advantage of his torment of thirst. When Blondin is on the verge of death and Tuco is about to shoot him, a car with dead southern soldiers suddenly appears nearby. Tuco leaves his prisoner and searches the pockets of the dead. One of the soldiers turns out to still be alive. He calls himself Bill Carson and talks about the stolen money from the Third Cavalry Regiment: two hundred thousand dollars in gold buried in Sad Hill Cemetery [~2]. Bill Carson is silenced. While Tuco runs to get water, Carson manages to whisper the name of the grave under which the gold is buried to Blondin, half dead from dehydration, and dies. Tuco has no choice but to get his partner out. They both disguise themselves as Southerners and go to the monastery of San Antonio, where Tuco meets his brother, the Reverend Pablo Ramírez. The blond man recovers, they leave the monastery and on the way they are captured by a Northern Army patrol.
During the roll call at the POW camp, Tuco answered the name Bill Carson, which caught the attention of Warden Sentenza. Under torture, Tuco learns the name of the cemetery and that Blondin knows the name of the tomb where the gold is buried. Sentenza makes a non-violent agreement with Blondin, offering equal shares. Blondin accepts. He leaves with Sentenza and his gang, and they find themselves in a town ravaged by war. Tuco manages to escape on a level crossing and finds himself in the same town where he finds Blondin. They renew their partnership and together they exterminate all the men of Sentenza's band, except the leader himself.
On their way to the treasure, Tuco and Blondin arrive at the location where the Northmen are located, near the river. Tuco tells them that they have come to volunteer, and they are eagerly accepted. It turns out that the fighting takes place on a narrow bridge. Figuring that if the bridge is destroyed, "these idiots will go fight elsewhere" and that the path to the target will be clear, they steal a box of explosives and blow up the bridge. During this risky operation, Tuco persuades Blondin to reveal information they know to each other: Tuco gives the name - Sadhill Cemetery - and Blondin gives the name on the grave - Arch Stanton.
The first to reach the cemetery, Tuco finds Arch Stanton's grave among the headstones and begins digging with his hands and broken boards. Blondin appears and throws a shovel at him. Moments later, an armed Sentenza appears and throws a second shovel at him. There is no gold in the grave. Blondin announces that only he knows the true name and location of the treasure and proposes that the impasse be resolved by a duel. He writes the name on a stone and places it in the center of a singular arena in the middle of the cemetery.
