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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, Metacritic 65/100. Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 93% of the 157 1960s western movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes98%
Metacritic65/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
4,852 audience votes
Key crew
- Sergio LeoneDirector
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- Víctor Andrés CatenaScreenplay
- Jaime Comas GilScreenplay
- Sergio LeoneScreenplay
- Fernando Di LeoScreenplay
- Duccio TessariScreenplay
- Tonino ValeriiScreenplay
Cast
- Clint EastwoodJoe
- Marianne KochMarisol
- Gian Maria VolontéRamón Rojo
- Wolfgang LukschyJohn Baxter
- Sieghardt RuppEsteban Rojo
- Joseph EggerPiripero
- Antonio PrietoDon Benito Rojo / Don Miguel Rojo
- José CalvoSilvanito
- Margarita LozanoConsuelo Baxter
- Daniel MartínJulián
- Benito StefanelliRubio
- Mario BregaChico
Stills
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Themes
gunslingerbased on novel or bookhostilitygreedgang warremakemurdergun battlespaghetti westernmiddlemanrivalsgun death
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