A Fistful of Dollars

1h 39m · 1964 · Directed by Sergio Leone · 4.0 / 5 on Letterboxd

A Fistful of Dollars (1964) runs 1h 39m, directed by Sergio Leone. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.

Genres: Western

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