Sad Hill Unearthed

Oct 19, 2018

1h 23m

★ 6.9

The film was over. The story had only started.

Overview

Province of Burgos, northern Spain, October 2015. A group of fans undertake the titanic task of restoring the location of the last scene of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the mythical spaghetti western directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone in 1966.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Zapruder Pictures

Sad Hill Unearthed Trailers

Cast

Self - AC Sad Hill Member

David Alba

Self - AC Sad Hill Member

Sergio García

Self - AC Sad Hill Member

Diego Montero

Self - AC Sad Hill Member

Joseba del Valle

Self - Sergio Leone's Biographer

Christopher Frayling

Self - Biologist / Author

Peter J. Hanley

Self - Film Editor (1966)

Eugenio Alabiso

Self - Assistant Camera Operator (1966)

Sergio Salvati

Self - Musician

James Hetfield

Self - Filmmaker

Joe Dante

Self - Filmmaker

Álex de la Iglesia

Self - Film Composer (1966)

Ennio Morricone

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