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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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Arguably the greatest of the spaghetti westerns, this epic features a compelling story, memorable performances, breathtaking landscapes, and a haunting score.

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Sergio Leone

Clint Eastwood

Eli Wallach

Lee Van Cleef

Aldo Giuffré

Alcoholic Union Captain

Mario Brega

Cpl. Wallace

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.

Sergio Leone
Luciano Vincenzoni
Agenore Incrocci
Clint Eastwood
Eli Wallach
Lee Van Cleef
1.4K User reviews
135 Critic reviews
90 Metascore
2 wins & 5 nominations

Top cast 58

Alcoholic Union Captain
(as Aldo Giuffre')

Father Pablo Ramirez

Storekeeper
Mexican Peon

(as John Bartho)

Member of Angel Eyes' Gang

One-Armed Bounty Hunter
(as Al Mulloch)
Blonde Bounty Hunter
(as Sergio Mendizabal)
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Trivia Because writer and director Sergio Leone spoke barely any English and Eli Wallach (Tuco) spoke barely any Italian, the two communicated in French.
Goofs A car can be seen passing by in the background when Tuco is balancing on the cross on the graveyard at the end of the movie.

Blondie : You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.

Crazy credits Although Eli Wallach has the most screen time and is one of the titular characters, he is credited as "...and Eli Wallach in the role of Tuco" after all the other actors' names appear.
Alternate versions Syndicated on US TV in 2006 as a 95-minute truncated version, missing almost half of its original length.
Connections Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)
Soundtracks The Story Of A Soldier by Tommie Connor

User reviews 1.4K

One of the best of all time.

Dec 8, 1998
How long is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly? Powered by Alexa
What was the large battle depicted later in the movie when the bridge was blown? Was it based on an actual battle?
During the detonation of the bridge, you can see an object flying towards Blondie and Tuco in their bunker. It hits a sandbag about 0.8 meters to the right of Blondie and you can see the actor jump when it hits. Were the actors in danger? The object seems to be heavy like a rock and about the size of a softball. Another meter to the left and Blondie would have been hit dead center.
How & where did Angel Eyes meet his Gang Members? Where did they come from?
December 29, 1967 (United States)
West Germany
El bueno, el malo y el feo
Carazo, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain (Betterville concentration camp)
Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA)
Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas
Constantin Film
See more company credits at IMDbPro
$1,200,000 (estimated)
$25,100,000
$25,264,999
Runtime 2 hours 58 minutes