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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 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). | + | '''''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.''' | '''All the firearms in this film were supplied by Aldo Uberti Inc. of Italy.''' | ||
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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. | 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. | 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|400px|Montigny Mitrailleuse - 11mm | + | [[File:Mitrailleuse.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Montigny Mitrailleuse - 11mm]] |
[[Image:FODmachinegun-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón fires the fake Mitrailleuse machine gun at the soldiers.]] | [[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 machine gun]] | [[Image:FODmachinegun-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Ramón continues to fire the faux Mitrailleuse machine gun]] |
Revision as of 10:12, 1 January 2024
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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 1892
Ramón Rojo (Gian Maria Volontè) uses a Winchester 1892 rifle throughout the film, although it tends to switch to a Winchester 1894 rifle and a '92 Saddle Ring Carbine in some scenes.
Winchester 1894
Ramón can also be seen using a Winchester 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
Near 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 is using 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.