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− | + | {{Infobox Movie | |
+ | |name=''A Fistful of Dollars''<br>''Per un pugno di dollari'' | ||
+ | |picture=FODDVDcover.jpg | ||
+ | |caption=It should be noted that Clint is seen armed with a [[Colt 1860 Army]]<br>on this DVD cover, yet never uses one throughout the Leone series. | ||
+ | |country=[[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy<br>[[Image:ESP 45-77.jpg|25px]] Spain<br>[[Image:GER.jpg|25px]] West Germany | ||
+ | |director=[[Sergio Leone]] | ||
+ | |date=September 12, 1964 | ||
+ | |language=English<br>Italian<br>Spanish | ||
+ | |studio=Jolly Film<br>Polyphony Digital | ||
+ | |distributor=Unidis | ||
+ | |character1="Joe", the Man with No Name | ||
+ | |actor1=[[Clint Eastwood]] | ||
+ | |character2=Marisol | ||
+ | |actor2=Marianne Koch | ||
+ | |character3=Ramón Rojo | ||
+ | |actor3=[[Gian Maria Volonté]] | ||
+ | |character4=Sheriff John Baxter | ||
+ | |actor4=W. Lukschy | ||
+ | |character5=Esteban Rojo | ||
+ | |actor5=[[Sieghardt Rupp]] | ||
+ | |character6=Piripero | ||
+ | |actor6=Joe Edger | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | '''''A Fistful of Dollars''''' is a 1964 Western film starring [[Clint Eastwood]] as a stranger who finds himself entering a small Mexican town in the midst of a battle for control between two warring families. He then sees an opportunity to make some money by working both sides. The film was directed by Italian western [[Sergio Leone]] and his reinvention of the genre came to be known as the "spaghetti western". The plot appeared to resemble the Kurosawa film ''[[Yojimbo]]'' and the production was a subject of a lawsuit (which was settled out of court). | + | '''''A Fistful of Dollars''''' is a 1964 Western film starring [[Clint Eastwood]] as a stranger who finds himself entering a small Mexican town in the midst of a battle for control between two warring families. He then sees an opportunity to make some money by working on both sides. The film was directed by Italian western [[Sergio Leone]] and his reinvention of the genre came to be known as the "spaghetti western". The plot appeared to resemble the Kurosawa film ''[[Yojimbo]]'' and the production was a subject of a lawsuit (which was settled out of court). The film was the first in what came to be known as the "Dollars/Man with No Name" trilogy, which includes 1965's ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' and 1966's ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]''. |
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+ | '''All the firearms in this film were supplied by Aldo Uberti Inc. of Italy.''' | ||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
− | __TOC__<br clear= | + | |
+ | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
{{spoilers}} | {{spoilers}} | ||
+ | =Revolvers= | ||
==Single Action Army== | ==Single Action Army== | ||
Joe ([[Clint Eastwood]]), aka "The Man With No Name" uses a [[Single Action Army]] 5 1/2" Artillery with a color case hardened frame as his weapon of choice in the film. The infamous "Silver Rattlesnake Grips" were first seen in ''Rawhide'', the 1959 television series he starred in, in which an outlaw used the same SAA and his character, Rowdy Yates, killed him and took the gun for himself. | Joe ([[Clint Eastwood]]), aka "The Man With No Name" uses a [[Single Action Army]] 5 1/2" Artillery with a color case hardened frame as his weapon of choice in the film. The infamous "Silver Rattlesnake Grips" were first seen in ''Rawhide'', the 1959 television series he starred in, in which an outlaw used the same SAA and his character, Rowdy Yates, killed him and took the gun for himself. | ||
Multiple other characters are also seen using SAAs. | Multiple other characters are also seen using SAAs. | ||
− | [[Image:SAA_Man_with_No_Name.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:SAA_Man_with_No_Name.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Uberti Replica of Colt Single Action Army with 5 1/2" "Artillery" barrel with rattlesnake grips carried by "The Man with No Name" - .45 Long Colt]] |
[[Image:FOD 04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Joe" ([[Clint Eastwood]]), aka "The Man with No Name", raises his Single Action Army revolver. His revolver is the one he had carried in the 1959 television series ''Rawhide''.]] | [[Image:FOD 04.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Joe" ([[Clint Eastwood]]), aka "The Man with No Name", raises his Single Action Army revolver. His revolver is the one he had carried in the 1959 television series ''Rawhide''.]] | ||
[[Image:FODSAA-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe single-handedly takes out the four men with his SAA.]] | [[Image:FODSAA-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe single-handedly takes out the four men with his SAA.]] | ||
− | [[Image:FODSAA-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px| | + | [[Image:FODSAA-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|''"My mistake, four coffins".'' <br>Joe holsters his SAA. Note the snake grips.]] |
[[Image:FODSAA-8.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe taps the butt of his SAA on a wine barrel.]] | [[Image:FODSAA-8.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe taps the butt of his SAA on a wine barrel.]] | ||
[[Image:FODSAA-9.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe fires his SAA while in the compound.]] | [[Image:FODSAA-9.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe fires his SAA while in the compound.]] | ||
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[[Image:FODSAA-15.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe shoots down Silvanito ([[José Calvo]]) as he hangs from a rope by his arms.]] | [[Image:FODSAA-15.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe shoots down Silvanito ([[José Calvo]]) as he hangs from a rope by his arms.]] | ||
[[Image:FODSAA-16.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe rushes to load his SAA when facing Ramón.]] | [[Image:FODSAA-16.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe rushes to load his SAA when facing Ramón.]] | ||
− | [[Image:FOD 55.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"When a man with a .45 meets a man with a rifle, you said the man with the pistol is a dead man. | + | [[Image:FOD 55.jpg|thumb|none|601px|''"When a man with a .45 meets a man with a rifle, you said the man with the pistol is a dead man. Let's see if that's true."'']] |
− | [[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Single Action Army with 5 1/2" "Artillery" barrel - .45 Long Colt]] |
− | [[Image:FODSAA-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the men who "insults Joe's mule" reaches for his single action revolver - possibly made in the | + | [[Image:FODSAA-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the men who "insults Joe's mule" reaches for his single-action revolver - possibly made in the 1950s by Hawes, judging by the brass backstrap.]] |
− | [[Image:FODSAA-5.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe plants | + | [[Image:FODSAA-5.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Joe plants a SAA on a dead soldier to trick the Rojos into thinking the graveyard is guarded.]] |
− | [[Image:ColtSAALongBarrel.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:ColtSAALongBarrel.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Single Action Army with 7.5" Cavalry barrel - .45 Long Colt]] |
[[Image:FODSAA-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|When Joe tries to inspect the Mexican Army cart, he is greeted by a 7.5" Cavalry Model.]] | [[Image:FODSAA-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|When Joe tries to inspect the Mexican Army cart, he is greeted by a 7.5" Cavalry Model.]] | ||
− | [[Image:FODSAA-6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the | + | [[Image:FODSAA-6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the Rojos fires his SAA at the Baxters in the graveyard.]] |
[[Image:FODSAA-7.jpg|thumb|none|602px|One of the Baxters fires his SAA.]] | [[Image:FODSAA-7.jpg|thumb|none|602px|One of the Baxters fires his SAA.]] | ||
[[Image:FODSaa-10.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the Rojo thugs reaches for his SAA after Joe attacks their compound to frame the Baxters.]] | [[Image:FODSaa-10.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the Rojo thugs reaches for his SAA after Joe attacks their compound to frame the Baxters.]] | ||
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[[Image:FODSAA-13.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Another shot of the same scene.]] | [[Image:FODSAA-13.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Another shot of the same scene.]] | ||
− | ==Winchester 1892== | + | =Rifles= |
− | Ramón Rojo ([[Gian Maria Volontè]]) uses a [[Winchester Model | + | ==Winchester Model 1892== |
− | [[Image:Winchester1892.jpg|thumb|none| | + | Ramón Rojo ([[Gian Maria Volontè]]) uses a [[Winchester Model 1892]] throughout the film, although it tends to switch to a [[Winchester Model 1894]] rifle and a '92 Saddle Ring Carbine in some scenes. |
+ | [[Image:Winchester1892.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1892 - .38-40]] | ||
[[Image:FODWin92-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón armed with his Winchester 1892 in the graveyard.]] | [[Image:FODWin92-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón armed with his Winchester 1892 in the graveyard.]] | ||
[[Image:FODWin92-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón fires his Winchester '92 at the Baxters.]] | [[Image:FODWin92-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón fires his Winchester '92 at the Baxters.]] | ||
[[Image:FODWin92-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón fires his Winchester '92 rifle at Joe.]] | [[Image:FODWin92-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón fires his Winchester '92 rifle at Joe.]] | ||
− | [[Image:FODWin92-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Note how in this particular scene the rifle is a saddle ring carbine with the ring removed. | + | [[Image:FODWin92-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Note how in this particular scene the rifle is a saddle ring carbine with the ring removed. This particular sequence was also seen on a television set in the film ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]''. ]] |
[[Image:FODWin92-5.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón rushes to load his '92 rifle when facing Joe.]] | [[Image:FODWin92-5.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón rushes to load his '92 rifle when facing Joe.]] | ||
[[Image:FODWin92-6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón chambers his '92 rifle.]] | [[Image:FODWin92-6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón chambers his '92 rifle.]] | ||
==Winchester 1894== | ==Winchester 1894== | ||
− | Ramón can also be seen using a [[Winchester Model | + | Ramón can also be seen using a [[Winchester Model 1894]] in some scenes, taking the place of his Winchester '92 rifle. Some nameless thugs are also seen armed with '94 rifles as well. |
− | [[Image:Win94saddlering.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1894 Saddle Ring Carbine - .30-30 | + | [[Image:Win94saddlering.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester 1894 Saddle Ring Carbine - .30-30]] |
− | [[Image:FODWin94-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the Rojo thugs disguised as a Union soldier armed with a Winchester 1894 | + | [[Image:FODWin94-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the Rojo thugs disguised as a Union soldier armed with a Winchester Model 1894 .]] |
[[Image:FODWin94-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the Baxter thugs armed with a Winchester '94 rifle.]] | [[Image:FODWin94-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the Baxter thugs armed with a Winchester '94 rifle.]] | ||
[[Image:FODWin94-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramon cocks his Winchester '94 rifle when coming to retrieve Marisol (Marianne Koch).]] | [[Image:FODWin94-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramon cocks his Winchester '94 rifle when coming to retrieve Marisol (Marianne Koch).]] | ||
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[[Image:FODWin94-6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón uses his rifle to shoot at the Baxters as they exit the flaming building.]] | [[Image:FODWin94-6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón uses his rifle to shoot at the Baxters as they exit the flaming building.]] | ||
+ | ==Mauser Model 1893== | ||
+ | Nearly all of the Mexican soldiers at the meeting are armed with [[1893 Spanish Mauser]] rifles, which are anachronistic to the film, like most of the guns featured. | ||
+ | [[Image:Spanish1893Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Modelo 1893 - 7x57mm Mauser]] | ||
+ | [[Image:FODGew98-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A soldier armed with a Mauser 1893 gets shot.]] | ||
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+ | =Shotguns= | ||
+ | ==Double Barreled Shotgun== | ||
+ | A [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] is seen several times in the film, most notably used by a Rojo thug to try to shoot Joe after he defeats Ramón before he is killed by the bartender, Silvanito ([[José Calvo]]), who uses a [[Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun|sawed-off shotgun]]. | ||
+ | [[Image:Stevens12GaugeShotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|J. Stevens & Company 1878 shotgun - 12 Gauge]] | ||
+ | [[Image:FODshotgun-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Silvanito ([[José Calvo]]) points his sawed-off shotgun at the Rojo thugs when they gather outside his bar.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:FODshotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Esteban Rojo prepares to shoot Joe with his shotgun.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:FODshotgun-3.jpg|thumb|none|602px|Silvanito fires his sawed-off shotgun at Esteban Rojo.]] | ||
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+ | =Other= | ||
==Fake Mitrailleuse Machine Gun== | ==Fake Mitrailleuse Machine Gun== | ||
− | Ramón uses what appears to be a Mitrailleuse Machine Gun to mow down soldiers during the meeting. In reality, the machine gun appears to be a cross between a Mitrailleuse and a Maxim gun, but it is meant to imitate a Mitrailleuse machine gun which was in use in French army in 1860s and 1870s. | + | Ramón uses what appears to be a Mitrailleuse Machine Gun to mow down soldiers during the meeting. In reality, the machine gun appears to be a cross between a Mitrailleuse and a Maxim gun, but it is meant to imitate a Mitrailleuse machine gun which was in use in the French army in the 1860s and 1870s. |
− | + | Contrary to popular belief, this is not the same gun that was used in ''[[Django]]'', as evidenced by the muzzle end. This prop has way more holes in the muzzle end than one used by Franco Nero. Unlike ''Django'', in ''[[Companeros#Fake_Mitrailleuse_Machine_Gun|Companeros]]'', Franco Nero uses a gun that looks very similar to this one. | |
− | [[File:Mitrailleuse.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[File:Mitrailleuse.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Montigny Mitrailleuse - 11mm]] |
− | [[Image:FODmachinegun-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón fires the fake Mitrailleuse | + | [[Image:FODmachinegun-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón fires the fake Mitrailleuse Machine Gun at the soldiers.]] |
− | [[Image:FODmachinegun-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón continues to fire the faux Mitrailleuse | + | [[Image:FODmachinegun-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón continues to fire the faux Mitrailleuse Machine Gun.]] |
[[Image:FODmachinegun-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The machine gun appears to be a cross between a Mitrailleuse and a Maxim gun.]] | [[Image:FODmachinegun-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The machine gun appears to be a cross between a Mitrailleuse and a Maxim gun.]] | ||
[[Image:FODmachinegun-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Mitrailleuse machine gun's front end is seen.]] | [[Image:FODmachinegun-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Mitrailleuse machine gun's front end is seen.]] | ||
[[Image:FODmachinegun-5.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The machine gun is finished being fired.]] | [[Image:FODmachinegun-5.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The machine gun is finished being fired.]] | ||
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A Fistful of Dollars is a 1964 Western film starring Clint Eastwood as a stranger who finds himself entering a small Mexican town in the midst of a battle for control between two warring families. He then sees an opportunity to make some money by working on both sides. The film was directed by Italian western Sergio Leone and his reinvention of the genre came to be known as the "spaghetti western". The plot appeared to resemble the Kurosawa film Yojimbo and the production was a subject of a lawsuit (which was settled out of court). The film was the first in what came to be known as the "Dollars/Man with No Name" trilogy, which includes 1965's For a Few Dollars More and 1966's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
All the firearms in this film were supplied by Aldo Uberti Inc. of Italy.
The following weapons were used in the film A Fistful of Dollars:
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Revolvers
Single Action Army
Joe (Clint Eastwood), aka "The Man With No Name" uses a Single Action Army 5 1/2" Artillery with a color case hardened frame as his weapon of choice in the film. The infamous "Silver Rattlesnake Grips" were first seen in Rawhide, the 1959 television series he starred in, in which an outlaw used the same SAA and his character, Rowdy Yates, killed him and took the gun for himself. Multiple other characters are also seen using SAAs.
Rifles
Winchester Model 1892
Ramón Rojo (Gian Maria Volontè) uses a Winchester Model 1892 throughout the film, although it tends to switch to a Winchester Model 1894 rifle and a '92 Saddle Ring Carbine in some scenes.
Winchester 1894
Ramón can also be seen using a Winchester Model 1894 in some scenes, taking the place of his Winchester '92 rifle. Some nameless thugs are also seen armed with '94 rifles as well.
Mauser Model 1893
Nearly all of the Mexican soldiers at the meeting are armed with 1893 Spanish Mauser rifles, which are anachronistic to the film, like most of the guns featured.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
A 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun is seen several times in the film, most notably used by a Rojo thug to try to shoot Joe after he defeats Ramón before he is killed by the bartender, Silvanito (José Calvo), who uses a sawed-off shotgun.
Other
Fake Mitrailleuse Machine Gun
Ramón uses what appears to be a Mitrailleuse Machine Gun to mow down soldiers during the meeting. In reality, the machine gun appears to be a cross between a Mitrailleuse and a Maxim gun, but it is meant to imitate a Mitrailleuse machine gun which was in use in the French army in the 1860s and 1870s. Contrary to popular belief, this is not the same gun that was used in Django, as evidenced by the muzzle end. This prop has way more holes in the muzzle end than one used by Franco Nero. Unlike Django, in Companeros, Franco Nero uses a gun that looks very similar to this one.