The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Howdy partner, this here be the greatest western movie ever made. Released during the height of the Spaghetti Western phenomenon, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly stars Clint Eastwood as the man with no name who searches for buried gold with Angel Eye and Tuco Benedicto Pacífico Juan María Ramírez. The trio’s search is fraught with backstabbing and double-crossing leading up to the iconic Mexican standoff. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly brought the Western genre back into the mainstream when it largely forgotten by the public consciousness.

Production

Directed by Sergio Leone

Produced by Alberto Grimaldi

Screenplay by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone

Story by Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone

Starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè, Antonio Casas, Rada Rassimov, Aldo Sambrel, Enzo Petito, Luigi Pistilli, Livio Lorenzon, Al Mulloch, Sergio Mendizábal, Molino Rojo, Lorenzo Robledo, Mario Brega

Music by Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli

Edited by Nino Baragli, Eugenio Alabiso

Production companies: Produzioni Europee Associate, United Artists

Distribution & Stats

Distributed by Produzioni Europee Associate

Release date: 23 December 1966

Running time: 177 minutes

Country: Italy

Language: English, Italian

Budget: $1.2 million

Box office: $25.1 million (North America)