Episode 31: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

After making A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965), Sergio Leone outdid his European contemporaries who were churning out spaghetti Westerns with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).  After the trilogy was released across the Atlantic, Leone revitalized the Western, a genre that was born with The Great Train Robbery (1903) but was dwindling by the mid 1960's. Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach starred as the film's three titular characters, and everyone involved eventually went on to prosperous characters, particularly Clint Eastwood and composer Ennio Morricone.  The movie is widely available on Blu Ray and DVD. Have a question or comment for the host?  Email Sean at 1001moviespodcast@gmail.com, "like" the podcast's Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter @1001MoviesPC.

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Every episode we take a look at one of the films listed in the book "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die". From 1902 to 2012, covering practically every genre and dozens of countries, each episode provides a concise and in-depth look at a randomly selected film from the book.