Fistful of Dollars (Blu-ray)

The film that started it all…the genre of “spaghetti western” was born, “The Man with No Name” was introduced and the iconic talents of star Clint Eastwood (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, High Plains Drifter), director Sergio Leone (For a Few Dollars More, A Fistful of Dynamite) and composer Ennio Morricone (Navajo Joe, Death Rides a Horse) were launched. An instant international phenomenon, this hard-hitting epic stunned audiences with its violence, gritty realism and tongue-in-cheek humor. A lean, cold-eyed, cobra-quick gunfighter (Eastwood) arrives in a grim and dusty border town where two rival bands of smugglers terrorize the impoverished citizens. Though he receives lucrative offers of employment from each gang, his loyalty cannot be bought. He accepts both jobs...and sets in motion a deadly plan to destroy the criminals, pitting one against the other in a series of brilliantly orchestrated setups, showdowns and deadly confrontations. Co-starring Marianne Koch (Night People, The Devil’s General) and Gian Maria Volontè (Face to Face, Lucky Luciano), A Fistful of Dollars is the western taken to the extreme. Over 24 Hours of extensive shot-by-shot color grading of the logarithmic restored files provided by L’Immagine Ritrovata | Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas | Audio Commentary by Noted Film Historian Sir Christopher Frayling | MARISOL - Sergio Leone’s Madonna in the West: Interview with Actress Marianne Koch | The Christopher Frayling Archives: A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS | A New Kind of Hero | A Few Weeks in Spain: Clint Eastwood on the Experience of Making the Film | Tre Voci: Three Friends Remember Sergio Leone | Not Ready for Primetime: Renowned Filmmaker Monte Hellman Discusses the Television Broadcast of A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS | The Network Prologue with Harry Dean Stanton | Location Comparisons: Then to Now | TRAILERS FROM HELL with John Badham | Three Image Galleries | Archival Outtakes | Radio Spots | Double Bill Trailer & Radio Spot | Theatrical Trailer | 5.1 Surround and Original 2.0 Mono | Double-Layered50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles