Yep, and the same applies for music. There is a good reason why 70s, 80s, and 90s music is still played today. But I bet you alot, the 2010 music will be forgotten within 20 years... instead, the 70s will be played forever, just as the movie classics of this era.
"Any trouble boy? No old man, thought i was having trouble with my adding, its alright now." Quite simply one of the best lines in cinema if you ask me.
@Kyle Reese Eastwood is conservativ ans he likes weapons, but 1. his films are very "human" 2. see "Gran Torino" , here Eastwood shows clearly, that he is not a rassist, he is thinking about rassism
Lee Van Cleef is the most unique western actor ever. He deserved so much more recognition but what he gave us is already tremendously precious and valuable. He will always be remembered among the best.
Why oh why does every UA-cam commentator try to back up their ignorant opinions by appending the words "ever" to every statement - as if they know even a tenth of what they're claiming to know. Name another eight of the most "unique western actors" and enlighten us then as to why he's THE most unique. We'll wait with bated breath, on tenter hooks.
@@viktorszenasi3664 You mean like the thoughtless people who say "best night ever" and "best dad ever" in the most vacuous and risible sentiments. It isn't a figure of speech, it's just a mindless use of language.
Lee van cleef is absolutely incredible in this scene. His smile when Eastwood asks about partnership at the end and the way he simply walks to his horse is just such a classy attitude.
Agreed. With just an artistic eye and a strong story you can make some thing huge out of nothing. And as for CGI I watched Kubricks Spartacus the other day. That last battle with the Roman legions isn't anything a director of this day and age could manage.
I just made the same comment but a bit elaborate in the comment section of good bad and ugly final scene just 10 mins before 😁. Good to see another one fellow have the same opinions .
In 5 minutes Lee Van Cleef powerfully demonstrates rage, hatred, despair, sorrow, hope and relief with only his eyes and some minute facial expressions. This is what makes this scene one of the best ever in cinematic history.
I believe that Leone has chosen the actors very well, all characteristic, Lee Van Cleef has a face that speaks for itself, very expressive, perfect for the role!
I am Danish and 73 years old, and I have been seeing more than 100’s of westerns. However, this is the best western EVER. The ending is absolutely the best ever shown. I have kept the movie on my computer for 30 years to be sure that it will never leave me. Thank God for this movie and thank God for keeping Clint Eastwood alive.
Some heroic situations, the more they age, the more their value and their spiritual influence over the material in the human psyche, and this is one of the great examples of that...
-Seems to be a family resemblance -Naturally between brother and sister How can you explain so much in just two lines. No expository dialogue. Pure Genius!! Truly a timeless Masterpiece.
What I don't understand is did Indio miss the sister If not then why were tears rolling down his cheek Was that because he knew he was about to die But he was tearing up when he was playing the chime too
A masterpiece that talks about honor, the value of word, the dignity in manhood.... music from morricone is simply astonishing. The scene of col leaving the money to his partner and just living alone with the chime in his ear, and the thought of his beloved and avenged sister.... the purity of that thought that he didn’t want to corrupt with money... and the music that starts just at that time ... wow ... tears come alone .... even after half a century
It's still very painful to me. He could stay with Manco since none of them had other friends or family waiting. It's like his life had no meaning after his revenge.
I totally feel the same. I only wished they emphasized this a bit more in the movie. I like in the German version how he replies "i don't want to earn anything in this thing".. meaning better because of sis revenge
Never underestimate the power of music. The simple entry of the strings at 1:29 elevates the tension - and continues throughout the scene. (Try watching this clip on mute - it really doesn't work AT ALL). He even decides to give up his share the bounty when finally reunited with the sound of his sister's watch . . .
Italian original version : "Qualche problema ragazzo ? (any trouble boy?)" "No vecchio, non mi tornavano i conti, ... ne mancava uno! (No old man, I was having trouble with my adding ,,, one's missing)
Though The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is my all-time favorite, this movie comes to a very close second. I especially love the pocket watch score during this scene. Movies were absolute works of art back then.
@@gordonm7038 Bang-on! Exactly. Deep Focus was/is possible with 2-perf and wide angle lenses, as opposed to 35mm anamorphic, but it needs a LOT of skill to nail the exact focus and of course the framing and blocking are perfect here. Every bit as good as Kurosawa or Kubrick.
All three of them are wonderful actors, Sergio Leone is a brilliant story teller, Ennio Morricone is a legendary composer, and together it makes this as one of the greatest films in the history of cinema.
I always found it funny that these movies were bankrolled by German money, shot in Spain, directed by an Italian with mostly Italian actors who spoke next to no English with just the one or two American actors and these spaghetti movies were the first to depict a more realistic and believable Old West, before this an American western starred John Wayne or Randolph Scott and were totally devoid of realism and the dirt, hardship and the general nitty gritty of the wild west. The spaghetti westerns were the first that felt more believable.
Well, as I've said many times before on this topic - In this world, there are two kinds of Westerns, my friend; those directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood and those that aren't.
partly right, but golden age of american western movies was in the 50's where heroism and manichaeism were the rule, but in the 60's we started to see some more realistic american productions just like The Magnificent 7 but it is right that S.Leone gave a new start and abreath of fresh air to a fossilised genre
You can just tell van Cleef was going to win, not just because of him being the hero, but you could see it in his eyes and body language. No hesitation, full determination. He knew he was going to win, as he had something to fight for which Indio never truly had.
Indio truly lost that time because the thing he wanted to fight for was already lost.. back in the past he was already crazy, but he died inside when she died. After it was just a matter of time, he was terrifying, but dead inside. And Gian Maria Volonté acted it in a marvelous way.
Indio's whole ploy was that he had advantage knowing when the music ends. Facing the one guy who this handicap didn't apply on, on even ground after the Colonel got a gun too, Indio knew full well he was done for. Excellent writing that the bad guy wasn't really that good, and he knew it, he was a slimy cheater and got the perfect comeuppance.
Three masters of the art of acting demonstrating their talents together. Clint Eastwood's marble stoicism, Lees Van Cleef displaying an entire tense range of emotions using nothing but his facial expression and Gian Maria Volonte even managing to have a nervous sweat once his character realises he has lost the unfair advantage he always used and now has to face a skilled opponent on even ground. Fantastic scene!
that remind me in MAD MAX 1 when max just killed Bubba zanneti and try to get up with a hole in his leg and the expression of fury in his eyes ignoring the pain ... you can see that the toecutter his scared of his determintion, he hissed and he leave like a coward . this crazy big guys have no chance against a crazier one
What an amazing actor Lee Van Cleef was. Here he shows a caring, hurt good man but in The Good Bad Ugly he is a ruthless bad guy. Such a stark difference. I'm 39 and when i watched these movies as a kid I felt he was one of the most masculine men on screen. RIP to these greats.
I'm astonished at the musical quality emanating from that pocket watch. It's practically orchestral. The jeweller is to be congratulated on their skill.
Nice one. Some heavenly sounds there.😇 I'm equally astonished by the photographer's choice of the girls' picture on both watches when one belonged to her brother.😄
@@ericmcfadzean4104 if I remember correctly. one was her fiancée's and one was hers (engagement gifts). Bad guy here took the husbands(with her pic) after killing them. Lee took his sisters' but probably replaced the picture (who would go around walking with a pic of your sisters BF?)
@@FrostBeardy Interesting theory. Had a look back at some of the scenes again. Even slightly more puzzling as the Colonel identified the boy and girl as brother and sister after the shootout with Indio. 🤔
@@ericmcfadzean4104 did you not notice that Mortimer's watch chimes were not only orchestral, but also lasted longer than the chimes playing from Indio's stolen watch?
After avenging his beloved sister in the duel, Col. Douglas Mortimer is leaving on horseback with his back silhouetted against the sunset over the dry, barren land......the loneliest figure in the movies I've ever seen.
I agree so much! This ending made me so sad.... Why didn't he stay with Manco? Mortimer is the only true friend he made in the entire series, and it's not like any of them had family waiting for them... It's like his life ended after he got his revenge. Still hard for me....
@@nisiriti I, also, wish I could have seen their next partnership. But now Colonel had avenged his sister on Indio, I'm afraid it may have been rather difficult to make the next drama.
@@papapabs175 The man walking alone away into the wilderness does seem to be bitterly lonely... in contrast to the family rejoicing to have just been united with the lost daughter at last.
An incredible scene with music by the genius Ennio Morricone. Those were the times when good actors could create the atmosphere of a film with just one look👍
Only in HD , I could see tears in El Indio’s eyes . Why so ? Never realized it all these years in our std TV sets . Dream to watch this in a movie hall someday “old man” 😅
Hahahaha so true. I remember as a kid playing "cowboys" in the park with my mates and trying so hard to flare nostrils like Lee so I'd look mean... Thank u I genuinely laughed out loud at your comment
There's more action and drama looking at their faces close up then there is in all the CGI Transformers movies put together. I miss the old days of maximising impact from the little things. THIS is cinema.
It was typical of the Italian movies to concentrate on the faces. Leone mixed it with the western genre and it worked magnificently. It was like the random discovery of chocolate and peanut butter on bread.
This film is 50 years old now. It's cool how Clint Eastwood and Morricone are still with us. Not the others though I know, but their memory lives with us.
My all-time favorite scene: not just in a western, but in any movie portrayal of the American southwest. The short scene of Colonel Mortimer riding away into the sunset with the theme song beginning with whistle, mouth-harp, and guitar, defines America in its truest form perfectly.
Amazing scene and acting. Music by the brilliant Ennio Morricone. Those were the times when an outstanding actor could build an entire film narrative with one gesture and look. Almost every western film by Sergio Leone gave a clear message that a degenerate sooner or later ends his miserable life. Indio was well aware that he had absolutely no chance in a fair duel.
HELL RISES AT NORTH GATES Exactly... I used to watch these movies with my dad when I was a kid, but it wasn't until I was an adult that I appreciated the true meaning and the feel of what the story and screenplay depicted and illustrated. (I am 33 now)
Oh man I wish Leone was still alive. He made some kick ass movies. The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly is one of my favorites. I love his westerns over any others. Just the world he creates that's beautiful yet sadistic and brutal. Just incredible.
Yes this is not Hollywood at all. It's an Italian western shot in Spain and Italy. The director Sergio Leone and the bad guy Gian Maria Volonte are Italian, some actors are Greek and German.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is the best in the trilogy, but the final duel and ending of A Few Dollars More is pure gold. The scenario, acting, tension, music and tone are perfection.
A timeless classic and the best of the three in my opinion Lee van cleef never got the praise he deserves for this movie All 3 were absolutely amazing actors and made the film what it was
this is by far my favourite from the trilogy... the acting is amazing especially between indio and the Colonel... the Outlook from indio opening the watch and the Colonel in the background is one of the best scenes ever Shot... and as for the ending... i always thought indio never shot back at the Colonel when he sat up at the end... because deep down he was haunted by what he did... and knew the Colonel was in the right... a Masterpiece from start to finish 👏👏👏
This takes me back to my childhood watching these movies as a kid with my father. Not understanding what was going on, but loving every minute of it. Been watching them since and still to on the regular til this day. Love Sergios westerns.
3:02 - the way the guitar (last 3 string's) go up in tune/sound is one of my favourite little score/musical moments ever. It just sounds so perfect & reflects the scene & Blondies arrival.
Absolutely - every so often when i have seen a film of whatever type finish with a poor ending I come back to watch this - it has everything including humour; pathos; brutality; justice and a sense of nostalgia
Ennio Morricone es sin duda el mayor compositor italiano desde la muerte de Giacomo Puccini en 1924. El nivel y la variedad de sus composiciones lo sitúan en el panteón absoluto de la música del siglo XX y principios del XXI. Pertenece a ese círculo muy pequeño de artistas cuya muerte el mundo literalmente parece haber disminuido de valor. Descanse en paz Maestro y gracias.
Sou brasileiro. Na minha opinião ele é o maior entre todos do século XX até a presente data. O mais inventivo e multifacetado do século XX e do início do XXI, nenhum outro criou como ele neste período. Está no pequeno panteão de Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi, Tchaikovski, Chopin, Schubert e o próprio Puccini citado pelo senhor, e alguns poucos mais.
Bellissimo straordinario film attori bravissimi eccezionali clint eastwood lee van cleef e Gian Maria volonte 'grandissimo eccezionale il regista Sergio leone colonna sonora splendida straordinaria indimenticabile del grandissimo maestro Ennio morricone vero genio della musica particolare l uso del carillon che detta i tempi di questo grandissimo straordinario finale di un autentico capolavoro del cinema italiano e mondiale grazie a tutti voi
@@giorgioromano898 I would Think that Spain would set this Up as a Tourist spot because of the popularity of the Movie now. I'd Love travel to that place to see the buildings, than go to see the Sad Hill Cemetery. If you're going to shoot, shoot Don't Talk.
A lot of folks say the final duel in "The good, the bad, and the ugly" is the best of the trio, but honestly for me this one blows it out of the water. There's so much emotion just going into the duel, when El Indio emerges and the hate you have for him, his trickery and cruelness, putting Van Cleef through the pain of his torturous duel ritual. And then the realisation and the sadness in Van Cleef's eyes as he realises he'll never make it. No gunman could ever lose in Indio's position, let alone a skilled one. A final few moments to contemplate his quest for vengeance, to avenge his sister, and how he has failed, before being shot down. And then the confusion, shortly followed by a resounding sense of justice as Eastwood steps into the fray to adjudicate. The salvation on Van Cleef's face and a renewed murderous rage, the fear on El Indio's as he realises he now faces a square duel, and he knows Van Cleef is a better, faster shot. That wonderful shake of the head from Eastwood to say without words that he won't stand for a cheat, you'll fight like men. And then lastly as the duel comes to it's conclusion, the wry thankful grin of van Cleef. Eastwood has stepped in to save him, but he won't get between him and his mark. Instead he offers his own gun, and in turn the satisfaction of finally getting the prize he's been after this whole time. To face down El Indio, Manu a Manu.
My god am 50 now and these films are 50 yrs plus...watched them 100s times ...unreplacable....never ever see these classics made again.....what 3 films they made....legends
Lee Van Cleef and Clint Eastwood what brilliant partners .Fast on guns ,smart ,and brave ,cold faces ,never mad highly concentrated to take justice in their hands and finished their task's right on spot quickly with not much talk .So good so impressive acting and this is movie like more valuable then any gold and any treasure . Something like this can be seen only once in the life time.
We will never have movies like this produced again . That is why we are still watching them . Priceless.
Couldn't agree more. You have good taste.
True Chris they don't make westerns like this anymore
Yep, and the same applies for music. There is a good reason why 70s, 80s, and 90s music is still played today. But I bet you alot, the 2010 music will be forgotten within 20 years... instead, the 70s will be played forever, just as the movie classics of this era.
And please consider they were low budget movies( the dollar trilogy)
"Any trouble boy? No old man, thought i was having trouble with my adding, its alright now." Quite simply one of the best lines in cinema if you ask me.
All this movie is a piece of art
My favourite line in all of the films I've ever watched.
The image of Lee Van Cleef on the horse, sunset in the background - magnifique
54 years have passed, and Clint Eastwood is still with us. I hope he has many more to live.
@Kyle Reese No he is not
Sure. And you my friend are an asshole.
@Kyle Reese You're an uneducated wanker.
@Kyle Reese Eastwood is conservativ ans he likes weapons, but 1. his films are very "human" 2. see "Gran Torino" , here Eastwood shows clearly, that he is not a rassist, he is thinking about rassism
@@llv5531 I understood that Bastianich reference lmfao.
Lee Van Cleef is the most unique western actor ever. He deserved so much more recognition but what he gave us is already tremendously precious and valuable. He will always be remembered among the best.
Why oh why does every UA-cam commentator try to back up their ignorant opinions by appending the words "ever" to every statement - as if they know even a tenth of what they're claiming to know. Name another eight of the most "unique western actors" and enlighten us then as to why he's THE most unique. We'll wait with bated breath, on tenter hooks.
He was already recognized, he is a legend and an icon in Western movies in fact in his grave stone it is marked: The Baddest of the Bad.
@@jimnewcombe7584 Jeez lighten up Jim for f*cks sake. It's just his opinion, so what if yours is different?
@@jimnewcombe7584 Figure of speech.
@@viktorszenasi3664 You mean like the thoughtless people who say "best night ever" and "best dad ever" in the most vacuous and risible sentiments. It isn't a figure of speech, it's just a mindless use of language.
Lee van cleef is absolutely incredible in this scene. His smile when Eastwood asks about partnership at the end and the way he simply walks to his horse is just such a classy attitude.
This simple scene shot outside with just 3 guys hardly speaking a word, has more impact than any of todays multi million dollar CGI extravaganzas.
Agreed. With just an artistic eye and a strong story you can make some thing huge out of nothing. And as for CGI I watched Kubricks Spartacus the other day. That last battle with the Roman legions isn't anything a director of this day and age could manage.
The lost art in movies. Art survives in all other places.
I just made the same comment but a bit elaborate in the comment section of good bad and ugly final scene just 10 mins before 😁. Good to see another one fellow have the same opinions .
@@LoudaroundLincoln Or even earlier, the final battle in Kurosawa's Seven Samurai from 1954; shot with multiple cameras in the pouring rain.
Very true, that why I’ve stopped go to cinema many years ago.
In 5 minutes Lee Van Cleef powerfully demonstrates rage, hatred, despair, sorrow, hope and relief with only his eyes and some minute facial expressions. This is what makes this scene one of the best ever in cinematic history.
Lee Van Cleef expressions are great but this is Sergio Leone who makes this scene so powerful...
@@FREDOPAT1 And Ennio Morricone :P
True, very good explanation comment
That's why they call Sergio's movies "face movies"
I believe that Leone has chosen the actors very well, all characteristic, Lee Van Cleef has a face that speaks for itself, very expressive, perfect for the role!
I am Danish and 73 years old, and I have been seeing more than 100’s of westerns. However, this is the best western EVER. The ending is absolutely the best ever shown. I have kept the movie on my computer for 30 years to be sure that it will never leave me. Thank God for this movie and thank God for keeping Clint Eastwood alive.
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My father and I love this movie. Best wishes from the UK
I think it is the best of the three.
Я из УкраиньІ.
я люблю всю трилогию.
Some heroic situations, the more they age, the more their value and their spiritual influence over the material in the human psyche, and this is one of the great examples of that...
-Seems to be a family resemblance
-Naturally between brother and sister
How can you explain so much in just two lines.
No expository dialogue.
Pure Genius!!
Truly a timeless Masterpiece.
The sheer brilliance of Sergio leone,and the score by Morricone,all through his music the watch chimes are still there.
Do not forget "Indio's" terrific acting; Gian María Volonté was a tremendous and badass actor.
Indio was brilliant. no question.
Gian maria volonte
@@DP-um1ck still think Ramone would have shot him in the heart
A very intense actor.
What I don't understand is did Indio miss the sister
If not then why were tears rolling down his cheek
Was that because he knew he was about to die
But he was tearing up when he was playing the chime too
An Italian director makes a cowboy Western in Spain and defines the American West. Bravo!
Because it wasn't black and white, everyone had different shades of grey.
A masterpiece that talks about honor, the value of word, the dignity in manhood....
music from morricone is simply astonishing.
The scene of col leaving the money to his partner and just living alone with the chime in his ear, and the thought of his beloved and avenged sister.... the purity of that thought that he didn’t want to corrupt with money... and the music that starts just at that time ... wow ... tears come alone .... even after half a century
It's still very painful to me. He could stay with Manco since none of them had other friends or family waiting. It's like his life had no meaning after his revenge.
Right. Just look what happening these days. Those Idiots BLM and liberal democrats.
I totally feel the same. I only wished they emphasized this a bit more in the movie. I like in the German version how he replies "i don't want to earn anything in this thing".. meaning better because of sis revenge
thats absolute the point of the movie!!
True, very good explanation comment
2023 and directors cant even reach 10% of this feelings.
Yes , man!
Exactly ❤
More feeling
So true!
@@patdennison4508Hey it's Clint Eastwoods 94th Birthday 🎂 today🥳
I've watched this ending hundreds of times and have never got bored of how brilliant it is. The dialogue and the lighting are superb.
The final scene is absolutely timeless - simply as good as cinema can get
Andrew, I agree with you wholeheartedly. It doesn't get any better, and it hasn't since. Which is why I always end up here! Deadly.
the framing in the cinematography is impeccable
The only timeless thing on this planet is the atoms themselves, sadly.
@@jimnewcombe7584 And here you are again, nit picking.🙄
Never underestimate the power of music. The simple entry of the strings at 1:29 elevates the tension - and continues throughout the scene. (Try watching this clip on mute - it really doesn't work AT ALL). He even decides to give up his share the bounty when finally reunited with the sound of his sister's watch . . .
Not forgetting the theme score, with that whistle. Iconic
"Any trouble boy"?"No old man, I thought I was having trouble with my adding....(spits)....its alright now".Genius.
Very good song for ever
Best scene ever!!! The music is just so epic omg 😆😆😆
Italian original version : "Qualche problema ragazzo ? (any trouble boy?)" "No vecchio, non mi tornavano i conti, ... ne mancava uno! (No old man, I was having trouble with my adding ,,, one's missing)
Villains are no more persons but just dollars.
And Lee van Cleef's seldom seen smile which looks all the more honest
Though The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is my all-time favorite, this movie comes to a very close second. I especially love the pocket watch score during this scene.
Movies were absolute works of art back then.
I am from Yemen how much I liked this great series
No one makes Westerns like Sergio Leone.
I, EXTREMELY, AGREE!!
Are you kiddy ?
@@hojatshahbazee9923 ? I don't understand
sergio corbucci's django is good though
@Guilherme TLOU2 Yeah!!! He is the God of Westerns
In the original italian version, Eastwood don't say "Now we start" but "Indio, you know the game". Such a powerful line
Either way
Indio tu il gioco lo conosci
Interesting
Same for the french version.
« L’indien tu connais le jeu »
"No old man. I thought I was having trouble with my adding. It's alright now" - Last line perfection.
3 great actors, 1 great director, 1 great music composer ... I might go on for hours. This film is so perfect
As a landscape photographer I marvel at the skill and artistry that went into some of the scenes in this movie.... wow!
Shaun Merrigan
2-perf Techniscope in deep focus.
That's no easy job!
No different to how they staged the moon landings in utah desert.
@@anyonebutme7880 based
@@gordonm7038 Bang-on! Exactly. Deep Focus was/is possible with 2-perf and wide angle lenses, as opposed to 35mm anamorphic, but it needs a LOT of skill to nail the exact focus and of course the framing and blocking are perfect here. Every bit as good as Kurosawa or Kubrick.
This movie was made in Spain. The deserts of Mallorca I think.
Ennio Morricone's score made this great ending legendary.
More more
Its all came together, actors, directing, score, sweet revenge...magic
My son is still seven, but am looking forward when we’ll watch this together, as I did with my father.
The Italian composers through the ages capture human emotions as no other culture can. Love the food and music.
This is indiputably the very best of the three Leone spaghetti western masterpieces and they are all great.
"What about our partnership?"
"Maybe next time."
Gets me every time.
And in the next movie, Eastwood kills Cleef.
Not the same character @@tiagobras
I liked Van Cleef considerably more as a good guy than a bad guy. Although he got basically no lines here, his face told volumes.
+Andrew Wang and that is the mark of a truly great actor
I'm used to see him as a bad guy because his performance in "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly".
Sergio Leone master of silence sometimes you don't need words👍
Good and bad r subjective, both r good and bad based on your side
I don't know, I don't think Indio thinks he's much of an angel.
Always thought Colonel Douglas Mortimer deserved a film of his own. That could have been an iconic western.
All three of them are wonderful actors, Sergio Leone is a brilliant story teller, Ennio Morricone is a legendary composer, and together it makes this as one of the greatest films in the history of cinema.
In my opinion...the best of the three movies!
The greatest referee of all time.
Thanks Old Man...
Let’s go to the var and oh he took his gun out a half second early. Shame the opposition is dead as he would won by disqualification.
@@bobbyweirddick6556 "half a second"
Aaa
Bravo
I always found it funny that these movies were bankrolled by German money, shot in Spain, directed by an Italian with mostly Italian actors who spoke next to no English with just the one or two American actors and these spaghetti movies were the first to depict a more realistic and believable Old West, before this an American western starred John Wayne or Randolph Scott and were totally devoid of realism and the dirt, hardship and the general nitty gritty of the wild west. The spaghetti westerns were the first that felt more believable.
+John Maddin It turns out that big budget doesn't bring everything to the table, good directing/acting does.
ye just to understand that all hollywood movies are bullshit
Well, as I've said many times before on this topic - In this world, there are two kinds of Westerns, my friend; those directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood and those that aren't.
partly right, but golden age of american western movies was in the 50's where heroism and manichaeism were the rule, but in the 60's we started to see some more realistic american productions just like The Magnificent 7
but it is right that S.Leone gave a new start and abreath of fresh air to a fossilised genre
HA!
You obviously don't have a clue about the real west. This film is an abomination of everything that went before it.
You can just tell van Cleef was going to win, not just because of him being the hero, but you could see it in his eyes and body language. No hesitation, full determination. He knew he was going to win, as he had something to fight for which Indio never truly had.
I think Indio wished of death, but his wild personality just couldn't accept an easy quit
Indio truly lost that time because the thing he wanted to fight for was already lost.. back in the past he was already crazy, but he died inside when she died. After it was just a matter of time, he was terrifying, but dead inside. And Gian Maria Volonté acted it in a marvelous way.
And probably because he had heard the tune so many times
@@ElStink4K That too! But that only emphasises how close van Cleef was with his sister, in contrast to Indio.
Indio's whole ploy was that he had advantage knowing when the music ends. Facing the one guy who this handicap didn't apply on, on even ground after the Colonel got a gun too, Indio knew full well he was done for. Excellent writing that the bad guy wasn't really that good, and he knew it, he was a slimy cheater and got the perfect comeuppance.
The sunset he rides off into is amazing cinematography. By the time he gets to the hills it'll be dark! ⛺🎪
Sergio Leone was a master story teller.
Gian Maria Volonté deserves more credits. He was one of the greatest ones.
These actors sadley lost they where old school never be actors like this again Clint’s still with us
Three masters of the art of acting demonstrating their talents together. Clint Eastwood's marble stoicism, Lees Van Cleef displaying an entire tense range of emotions using nothing but his facial expression and Gian Maria Volonte even managing to have a nervous sweat once his character realises he has lost the unfair advantage he always used and now has to face a skilled opponent on even ground.
Fantastic scene!
that remind me in MAD MAX 1 when max just killed Bubba zanneti and try to get up with a hole in his leg and the expression of fury in his eyes ignoring the pain ... you can see that the toecutter his scared of his determintion, he hissed and he leave like a coward . this crazy big guys have no chance against a crazier one
And the other 2 masters at work here,who surpass even the actors.
Leone and Morricone.
What an amazing actor Lee Van Cleef was. Here he shows a caring, hurt good man but in The Good Bad Ugly he is a ruthless bad guy. Such a stark difference.
I'm 39 and when i watched these movies as a kid I felt he was one of the most masculine men on screen. RIP to these greats.
I'm astonished at the musical quality emanating from that pocket watch. It's practically orchestral. The jeweller is to be congratulated on their skill.
Nice one. Some heavenly sounds there.😇 I'm equally astonished by the photographer's choice of the girls' picture on both watches when one belonged to her brother.😄
@@ericmcfadzean4104 if I remember correctly. one was her fiancée's and one was hers (engagement gifts). Bad guy here took the husbands(with her pic) after killing them. Lee took his sisters' but probably replaced the picture (who would go around walking with a pic of your sisters BF?)
@@FrostBeardy Interesting theory. Had a look back at some of the scenes again. Even slightly more puzzling as the Colonel identified the boy and girl as brother and sister after the shootout with Indio. 🤔
@@ericmcfadzean4104 did you not notice that Mortimer's watch chimes were not only orchestral, but also lasted longer than the chimes playing from Indio's stolen watch?
After avenging his beloved sister in the duel, Col. Douglas Mortimer is leaving on horseback with his back silhouetted against the sunset over the dry, barren land......the loneliest figure in the movies I've ever seen.
I agree so much! This ending made me so sad.... Why didn't he stay with Manco? Mortimer is the only true friend he made in the entire series, and it's not like any of them had family waiting for them... It's like his life ended after he got his revenge. Still hard for me....
What about John Wayne at the end of the Searchers 🤔
@@nisiriti I, also, wish I could have seen their next partnership. But now Colonel had avenged his sister on Indio, I'm afraid it may have been rather difficult to make the next drama.
@@papapabs175 The man walking alone away into the wilderness does seem to be bitterly lonely... in contrast to the family rejoicing to have just been united with the lost daughter at last.
@@nisiriti to be precise, the name of Eastwood is "monco" and it means "without-a-hand"
the acting these days is incomparable to the pre 80s era. those movies had life in them. they has pure emotion. brilliant movie.
An incredible scene with music by the genius Ennio Morricone. Those were the times when good actors could create the atmosphere of a film with just one look👍
Only in HD , I could see tears in El Indio’s eyes . Why so ? Never realized it all these years in our std TV sets . Dream to watch this in a movie hall someday “old man” 😅
What a movie. What a soundtrack. Great actors, great Sergio Leone.
Clint Eastwood's squint and Lee Van Cleef's nostrils are both of Legendary status.
LOL fuck that was hilarious!!!
When you said nostrils, you really meant those "Angel Eyes" instead.
Those nostrils should win an Oscar
Hahahaha so true. I remember as a kid playing "cowboys" in the park with my mates and trying so hard to flare nostrils like Lee so I'd look mean...
Thank u I genuinely laughed out loud at your comment
And the sweat on the bad guys face...
There's more action and drama looking at their faces close up then there is in all the CGI Transformers movies put together. I miss the old days of maximising impact from the little things. THIS is cinema.
It was typical of the Italian movies to concentrate on the faces. Leone mixed it with the western genre and it worked magnificently. It was like the random discovery of chocolate and peanut butter on bread.
Funny that these really are my favoirite trilogy, & the 1st transformers are my second favoirite trilogy!
The best ending duel to any Western ever.
This and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly has the best ending duels ever!
The ending of this film is a masterpiece ... entertainment which you can never tire of
As much as I love for a few dollars and the good the bad the ugly once a upon a time in the west has the best ending in my opinion
No. The good the bad and the ugly.
No...the good the bad and the ugly is without a doubt the best ever...epic...
My opinion. Arguably the best movie of the three. Soundtrack! Psychopath haunting. Deep!!
One of the best sequences in the history of cinema❤
One of the greatest scenes in movie history. An absolute faultless masterpiece.
Got brought up watching these films throughout the 70s, best western movies ever
The combination of Leone and Moriccone was unbeatable. As Ennio told some years before, he first made the music and then Leone made the movie scenes.
Growing up they were actually classmates.
Do you know that Ennio and Leone were classmates in Saint Cecilia Conservatory Italy!
The music is phenomenal , I was a kid when I went with my dad to watch this film, I could not remove the music from my head for few months.
These 3 actors will be remembered for their absolutely perfect performances in the film just a masterpiece
This film is 50 years old now. It's cool how Clint Eastwood and Morricone are still with us. Not the others though I know, but their memory lives with us.
The gates of heaven just opened for Signor Morricone about a week ago
"Try this", "Now we start", "Bravo", "My Gun?", "Maybe next time...", "27!": just some of the most epic lines in cinema history...
My all-time favorite scene: not just in a western, but in any movie portrayal of the American southwest. The short scene of Colonel Mortimer riding away into the sunset with the theme song beginning with whistle, mouth-harp, and guitar, defines America in its truest form perfectly.
Amazing scene and acting. Music by the brilliant Ennio Morricone. Those were the times when an outstanding actor could build an entire film narrative with one gesture and look. Almost every western film by Sergio Leone gave a clear message that a degenerate sooner or later ends his miserable life. Indio was well aware that he had absolutely no chance in a fair duel.
They told everything without out a single word.
HELL RISES AT NORTH GATES Exactly... I used to watch these movies with my dad when I was a kid, but it wasn't until I was an adult that I appreciated the true meaning and the feel of what the story and screenplay depicted and illustrated. (I am 33 now)
Russell Howell Same story here mate.
Russell Howell
Thsts right, no words, no help of any kind.. just their faces to work with, SUPERB. The hatred in Lee Van Cleef´s eyes.... no match in a movie.
"Pure cinema" as Hitchcock called it.
One of the best films and endings of all time. A masterclass.
What an acting by Gian mario volonte. I think he deserved an oscar with 2 roles in dollar trilogy
And he nailed them both!
The music gets me every time.The will never be movies as good as these the music,the actors,the places the movie is taking place....just perfect
I get shivers every time I watch this… same as I did the first time in 1967.
Oh man I wish Leone was still alive. He made some kick ass movies. The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly is one of my favorites. I love his westerns over any others. Just the world he creates that's beautiful yet sadistic and brutal. Just incredible.
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He was working on a script on Stalingrad but died before he finish the script. That would have been a been a GREAT movie.
And that my friends is why this film is an absolute bona Fida classic
This movie is 💯 times better than today's CGI, SFX CRAP. These are the real classics from Hollywood and they live in our hearts forever.
This is not from Hollywood! It's an Italian movie directed by Sergio Leone and filmed in Spain!
Yes this is not Hollywood at all. It's an Italian western shot in Spain and Italy. The director Sergio Leone and the bad guy Gian Maria Volonte are Italian, some actors are Greek and German.
Even though I have watched this scene more than hundred times still it is fresh for me. How clever all artists who made this. 🙏🏻
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is the best in the trilogy, but the final duel and ending of A Few Dollars More is pure gold. The scenario, acting, tension, music and tone are perfection.
Three unforgettable actors of world cinema, an unforgettable movie until the apocalypse
Less than $1M and it's infinitely better than majority of movies made today
Absolutly
After watching this I got motivated like in whatever worst situation we need to be patient and wait for that perfect moment 😊
A timeless classic and the best of the three in my opinion
Lee van cleef never got the praise he deserves for this movie
All 3 were absolutely amazing actors and made the film what it was
The best film of the Trilogy for me
I can’t begin to explain how well this movie has aged
this is by far my favourite from the trilogy... the acting is amazing especially between indio and the Colonel... the Outlook from indio opening the watch and the Colonel in the background is one of the best scenes ever Shot... and as for the ending... i always thought indio never shot back at the Colonel when he sat up at the end... because deep down he was haunted by what he did... and knew the Colonel was in the right... a Masterpiece from start to finish 👏👏👏
World class direction, music and acting. A stage play, played out in the wide open, harnessed by music. Sergio Leone you genius.
This takes me back to my childhood watching these movies as a kid with my father. Not understanding what was going on, but loving every minute of it. Been watching them since and still to on the regular til this day. Love Sergios westerns.
3:02 - the way the guitar (last 3 string's) go up in tune/sound is one of my favourite little score/musical moments ever. It just sounds so perfect & reflects the scene & Blondies arrival.
Incredible and marvelous scene. It deserves a place of honor in film history
That shot at 1:35 is a lost art in modern cinematography.
One of the best movies of all time....
Absolutely - every so often when i have seen a film of whatever type finish with a poor ending I come back to watch this - it has everything including humour; pathos; brutality; justice and a sense of nostalgia
Ennio Morricone es sin duda el mayor compositor italiano desde la muerte de Giacomo Puccini en 1924.
El nivel y la variedad de sus composiciones lo sitúan en el panteón absoluto de la música del siglo XX y principios del XXI. Pertenece a ese círculo muy pequeño de artistas cuya muerte el mundo literalmente parece haber disminuido de valor. Descanse en paz Maestro y gracias.
Sou brasileiro. Na minha opinião ele é o maior entre todos do século XX até a presente data. O mais inventivo e multifacetado do século XX e do início do XXI, nenhum outro criou como ele neste período. Está no pequeno panteão de Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi, Tchaikovski, Chopin, Schubert e o próprio Puccini citado pelo senhor, e alguns poucos mais.
Non solo italiano, ma mondiale
Es verdad desde España
El y Sergio Leone fueron compañeros y amigos desde el colegio.
"Now we start."
Manco's nobility, Colonel's righteousness, and Indio's pettiness - all incapsulated into a single line.
The look in lee van cleef’s eyes when thé second bell is coming is incredible
Now WE start.....
The level of suspense in sergio leone' s western movies is crazy, even better than an horror movie 😂
Absolute cinema classic. Sound and vision Brilliance 👏👏👏
As a 14 year old obsessed with these movies in 2023 I guess in a modern legend say yes if you agree👇👇👇
Bellissimo straordinario film attori bravissimi eccezionali clint eastwood lee van cleef e Gian Maria volonte 'grandissimo eccezionale il regista Sergio leone colonna sonora splendida straordinaria indimenticabile del grandissimo maestro Ennio morricone vero genio della musica particolare l uso del carillon che detta i tempi di questo grandissimo straordinario finale di un autentico capolavoro del cinema italiano e mondiale grazie a tutti voi
Aggiungo. Bellissimo il ruolo interpretato dal bravissimo lee van cleef che rischia la vita non per i soldi ma per amore della sorella. Splendido
@@giorgioromano898 I don’t understand???
@@giorgioromano898 I would Think that Spain would set this Up as a Tourist spot because of the popularity of the Movie now. I'd Love travel to that place to see the buildings, than go to see the Sad Hill Cemetery. If you're going to shoot, shoot Don't Talk.
A lot of folks say the final duel in "The good, the bad, and the ugly" is the best of the trio, but honestly for me this one blows it out of the water.
There's so much emotion just going into the duel, when El Indio emerges and the hate you have for him, his trickery and cruelness, putting Van Cleef through the pain of his torturous duel ritual. And then the realisation and the sadness in Van Cleef's eyes as he realises he'll never make it. No gunman could ever lose in Indio's position, let alone a skilled one. A final few moments to contemplate his quest for vengeance, to avenge his sister, and how he has failed, before being shot down.
And then the confusion, shortly followed by a resounding sense of justice as Eastwood steps into the fray to adjudicate. The salvation on Van Cleef's face and a renewed murderous rage, the fear on El Indio's as he realises he now faces a square duel, and he knows Van Cleef is a better, faster shot. That wonderful shake of the head from Eastwood to say without words that he won't stand for a cheat, you'll fight like men. And then lastly as the duel comes to it's conclusion, the wry thankful grin of van Cleef.
Eastwood has stepped in to save him, but he won't get between him and his mark. Instead he offers his own gun, and in turn the satisfaction of finally getting the prize he's been after this whole time. To face down El Indio, Manu a Manu.
Great breakdown!
A masterclass in how to build up tension with very very little. Genius stuff.
Perfect casting, editing, scenery and music with the director on top form too. A masterclass in making a movie.
One of the greatest endings of all time
Listening to Ennio Morricone's musical score through headphones.. the gradual build up from the beginning, enough to give you goosebumps!
Superb. Nothing comes close even today.
My god am 50 now and these films are 50 yrs plus...watched them 100s times ...unreplacable....never ever see these classics made again.....what 3 films they made....legends
Lee Van Cleef and Clint Eastwood what brilliant partners .Fast on guns ,smart ,and brave ,cold faces ,never mad highly concentrated to take justice in their hands and finished their task's right on spot quickly with not much talk .So good so impressive acting and this is movie like more valuable then any gold and any treasure . Something like this can be seen only once in the life time.
Don't forget the great interpretation of Gian Maria Volontè.