A Fistful of Dollars

Sep 12, 1964

1h 39m

★ 7.8

In his own way he is, perhaps, the most dangerous man who ever lived!

Overview

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.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Jolly Film

Ocean Films

Constantin Film

Taurus Film

A Fistful of Dollars Trailers

Cast

Joe

Clint Eastwood

Marisol

Marianne Koch

Ramón Rojo

Gian Maria Volonté

John Baxter

Wolfgang Lukschy

Esteban Rojo

Sieghardt Rupp

Piripero

Joseph Egger

Don Benito Rojo / Don Miguel Rojo

Antonio Prieto

Silvanito

José Calvo

Consuelo Baxter

Margarita Lozano

Julián

Daniel Martín

Rubio

Benito Stefanelli

Chico

Mario Brega

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