A Fistful of Dollars - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "A Fistful of Dollars"
Per un pugno di dollari (1964)
Timing:
1:39 (99 min)
7.8/10
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Actors and characters
Juan Cortés
Character Cavalry Captain (uncredited)
Fernando Sánchez Polack
Fernando Sánchez PolackCharacter Rojo Gang Member Crushed by Wine Cask (uncredited)
Antonio Moreno
Character Juan De Dios (uncredited)
Álvaro de Luna
Character Rojo Gang Member (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Character Man at Bar (uncredited)
José Orjas
Character (uncredited)
Manuel Peña
Character (uncredited)
Julio Pérez Tabernero
Character Baxter Gunman (uncredited)
Peter Tevis
Character The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)
Edmondo Tieghi
Character Mexican Soldier (uncredited)
Antonio Vico
Character (uncredited)
Luis Rodríguez
Character Rojo Gang Member (uncredited)
Antonio Montoya
Character Rojo Gang Member (uncredited)
Raf Baldassarre
Character Juan De Dios (uncredited)
Nazzareno Natale
Character Rojo Gang Member (uncredited)
Enrique Santiago
Character Fausto, Rojo Gang Member (uncredited)
Bernard Grant
Bernard GrantCharacter Ramón Rojo, Esteban Rojo, John Baxter, Third Baxter, Stagecoach Guard, Additional Voices (Voice) (Uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's release in the United States was delayed because the screenwriters of Akira Kurosawa's and Ryuzo Kikushima's *Yojimbo* (1961) filed a lawsuit against the creators of *A Fistful of Dollars* for copyright infringement. Kurosawa and Kikushima won the case and received 15 percent of the worldwide distribution of Sergio Leone's film, as well as exclusive distribution rights in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. According to Kurosawa, *A Fistful of Dollars* earned him more money than his own *Yojimbo* (1961).
- Henry Fonda, Steve Reeves, Rory Calhoun, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Henry Silva, and Eric Fleming auditioned for the lead role.
- *A Fistful of Dollars* is a remake of *Yojimbo* (1961).
- In American trailers, as well as in promotional materials, the film's title was listed as “A Fistful of Dollars”, however, in the film itself – “Fistful of Dollars”.
- Initially, Sergio Leone did not intend to invite Ennio Morricone to work on the film, as he was not impressed by any of the soundtracks Morricone had made for other films. However, the initial sketches of the future compositions that sounded in the film made Leone change his mind and immediately sign a contract with Morricone. Morricone would subsequently write music for all of Leone's subsequent films.
- "A Fistful of Dollars" is called the first spaghetti western, but about 25 similar films had already been made in Italy before the film was released. However, "A Fistful of Dollars" was the first film to receive international distribution.
- "A Fistful of Dollars" is the first joint project of Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone.
- At school, Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone studied in the same class.
- The film's original title, "The Magnificent Stranger," was changed to "A Fistful of Dollars" just three days before the premiere. Clint Eastwood was not informed of this, and he had no idea the film was well-received by audiences until his agent told him three weeks later.
- The name of "The Man with No Name" (Clint Eastwood) is Joe. His name can be heard in the scene with the undertaker, and in the final credits, Eastwood's character is listed as Joe.
- According to Howard Hughes, author of "Once Upon a Time in the West," Sergio Leone independently found a tree that, in his opinion, was perfect for the gallows tree. The tree was dug up and transported to the set.
- Clint Eastwood largely created the image of his character himself. For example, he bought black jeans, a hat, and cigars.
- As this was a joint Italian-German-Spanish production, there was a significant language barrier on set. Clint Eastwood communicated with Sergio Leone and the Italian crew through stuntman Benito Stefanelli, who was the unofficial translator on the project.
- Clint Eastwood's famous squint arose from the bright sun and high lamps on set.
- Filming of the movie was completed in 1964, but the film was only released in the US in 1967.
- In the opening credits of the film, the director's name was written as "Bob Roberts" instead of Sergio Leone. This was due to the fact that in Italy, people didn't go to see Italian films before; they only went to see American ones. That is why Leone was cunning and took the pseudonym Bob Roberts.
- When the film premiered on the "ABC" channel in 1975, an additional scene was filmed for the movie, explaining why "The Man with No Name" went to San Miguel. Neither Eastwood nor Leone participated in the reshoots. In this scene, Harry Dean Stanton, who played the politician, orders Eastwood's character, in exchange for a pardon, to go to San Miguel and rid the town of two gangs. This scene is available on the special DVD edition of the film.
- Clint Eastwood himself suggested the idea of "The Man with No Name" smoking cigars. He bought regular cigars and then cut each one into three pieces.
- The film's release in the US was delayed because the screenwriters of 'Yojimbo,' Akira Kurosawa and Ryuzo Kikushima, sued the filmmakers for copyright infringement. Kurosawa and Kikushima won the case and received 15% of the film's worldwide gross and exclusive distribution rights in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. According to Kurosawa, 'A Fistful of Dollars' earned him more money than his own 'Yojimbo'.
- The film's release in the US was delayed because the screenwriters of “Yojimbo” (The Bodyguard), Akira Kurosawa and Ryuzo Kikushima, sued the filmmakers for copyright infringement. Kurosawa and Kikushima won the case and received 15% of the film's worldwide gross and exclusive distribution rights in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. According to Kurosawa, “A Fistful of Dollars” earned him more money than his own “Yojimbo”.
- “A Fistful of Dollars” is a remake of “Yojimbo” (1961).
- Initially, Sergio Leone did not intend to invite Ennio Morricone to work on the film, as he was not impressed by any of the soundtracks Morricone had created for other films. However, even the initial sketches of the future compositions that sounded in the film forced Leone to change his mind and immediately conclude a contract with Morricone. Subsequently, Morricone would write music for all of Leone's subsequent films.
- “A Fistful of Dollars” is the first joint project of Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone.
- At school, Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone were in the same class.
- The original title of the film, “The Magnificent Stranger,” was changed to “A Fistful of Dollars” just three days before the premiere. No one bothered to inform Clint Eastwood about this, who had no idea that the film had been well-received by audiences until his agent told him three weeks later.
- The name of “The Man with No Name” (Clint Eastwood) is Joe. His name can be heard in the scene of a conversation with the gravedigger, and in the final credits, Eastwood's character is listed as Joe.
- According to Howard Hughes, author of "Once Upon a Time in the West", Sergio Leone personally found a tree that, in his opinion, was perfect for the gallows tree. The tree was dug up and transported to the set.
- Clint Eastwood largely created the image of his character himself. For example, he bought black jeans, a hat, and cigars.
- Since this was a joint Italian-German-Spanish production, there was a significant language barrier on set. Clint Eastwood communicated with Sergio Leone and the Italian crew through stuntman Benito Stefanelli, who served as the unofficial translator on the project.
- Clint Eastwood's famous squint originated from the bright sun and high lamps on set.
- In the opening credits of the film, the director's name was written as "Bob Roberts" instead of Sergio Leone. This was because people in Italy previously didn't go to Italian films, but only to American ones. Therefore, Leone cleverly took the pseudonym Bob Roberts.
- When the film premiered on the ABC channel in 1975, an additional scene was filmed for it, explaining why the 'Man with No Name' went to San Miguel. Neither Eastwood nor Leone participated in the reshoots. In this scene, Harry Dean Stanton, who played the politician, orders Eastwood's hero, in exchange for a pardon, to go to San Miguel and rid the city of two gangs. This scene is available on the film's special DVD edition.
- Clint Eastwood himself suggested the idea of the 'Man with No Name' smoking cigars. He bought regular cigars and then cut each one into three pieces.
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