Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Sergio Leone

Writers:

Fulvio Morsella (scenario) and
Sergio Leone (scenario) ...
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Release Date:

10 May 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Western

Tagline:

The man with no name is back... The man in black is waiting! As if one wasn't enough . . . as if death needed a double!

Plot:

Two bounty hunters with completely different intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw.

Plot Keywords:

Bounty Hunter | Hunchback | Poker | Warrior | Anti Hero

Cast

Clint Eastwood	...	Monco
Lee Van Cleef	...	Col. Douglas Mortimer
Gian Maria Volontè	...	El Indio
Mara Krupp	...	Mary - the innkeeper (as Mara Krup)
Luigi Pistilli	...	Groggy
Klaus Kinski	...	Wild (the hunchback)
Joseph Egger	...	Old Prophet (as Josef Egger)
Panos Papadopulos	...	Sancho Perez (as Panos Papadopoulos)
Benito Stefanelli	...	Luke
Roberto Camardiel	...	Tucumcari station clerk (as Robert Camardiel)
Aldo Sambrell	...	Cuccillo
Luis Rodríguez	...	El Indio's gang member (as Luis Rodriguez)
Tomás Blanco	...	Tucumcari sheriff (as Tomas Blanco)
Lorenzo Robledo	...	Blacky
Sergio Mendizábal	...	Tucumcari bank manager (as Sergio Mendizabal)
Dante Maggio	...	Carpenter in cell with El Indio
Diana Rabito	...	Girl in tub
Giovanni Tarallo	...	Santa Cruz telegraphist
Mario Meniconi	...	Train Conductor
Mario Brega	...	Nino
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Werner Abrolat	...	Slim - El Indio's gang member (uncredited)
Román Ariznavarreta	...	Half-shaved bounty hunter (uncredited)
Frank Braña	...	El Indio's gang member (uncredited)
José Canalejas	...	Chico - El Indio's gang member (uncredited)
Rosemary Dexter	...	Mortimer's sister (uncredited)
Diana Faenza	...	Blacky's wife (uncredited)
Eduardo García	...	(uncredited)
Jesús Guzmán	...	Carpetbagger on Train (uncredited)
Peter Lee Lawrence	...	Mortimer's brother-in-law (uncredited)
Francesca Leone	...	Blacky's daughter (uncredited)
Sergio Leone	...	Voice of whistling bounty hunter (uncredited)
Rafael López Somoza	...	El Paso Tavernkeeper (uncredited)
José Marco	...	'Baby' Red Cavanaugh (uncredited)
Guillermo Méndez	...	White Rocks sheriff (uncredited)
Antonio Molino Rojo	...	El Indio's gang member (uncredited)
José Félix Montoya	...	(uncredited)
Nazzareno Natale	...	Paco - El Indio's gang member (uncredited)
Enrique Navarro	...	Sherrif of Tucumcari (uncredited)
Ricardo Palacios	...	Tucumcari innkeeper (uncredited)
Aldo Ricci	...	(uncredited)
Antonio Ruiz	...	Fernando (uncredited)
Enrique Santiago	...	(uncredited)
Carlo Simi	...	El Paso bank manager (uncredited)
José Terrón	...	Guy Calloway (uncredited)
Kurt Zips	...	Mary's Husband (uncredited)

Directed by
Sergio Leone

Writing credits
Fulvio Morsella		(scenario) and
Sergio Leone		(scenario)
Sergio Leone		(screenplay) and
Luciano Vincenzoni		(screenplay)
Luciano Vincenzoni		(dialogue: English version)
Fernando Di Leo		uncredited
Sergio Donati		uncredited

Produced by
Arturo González	....	producer (as Arturo Gonzalez)
Alfredo Fraile	....	executive producer: Spain (uncredited)
Alberto Grimaldi	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by
Massimo Dallamano		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Eugenio Alabiso
Adriana Novelli
Giorgio Serrallonga		(as Giorgio Serralonga)

Set Decoration by
Ángel Cabero		(setting) (uncredited)
Montoro		(setting) (uncredited)

Costume Design by
Carlo Simi

Makeup Department
Amedeo Alessi	....	makeup artist
Rino Carboni	....	head makeup artist
Juan Farsac	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Isabel Mellado	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Manuel Castedo	....	production supervisor
Ottavio Oppo	....	production manager
Norberto Soliño	....	production supervisor (as Norbert Solino)
Fernando Rossi	....	production supervisor (uncredited)
José Sánchez	....	assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tonino Valerii	....	assistant director
Fernando Di Leo	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Julio Ortas	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Julio Sempere	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Rafael Ferri	....	assistant art decorator (as Raphael Ferri Jorda)
Carlo Leva	....	assistant art director
Carlo Simi	....	sets

Sound Department
Oscar De Arcangelis	....	sound
Guido Ortenzi	....	sound

Special Effects by
Giovanni Corridori	....	special effects (as Corridori Giovanni)
Eros Bacciucchi	....	special effects (uncredited)
Manuel Baquero	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Ludovico Bettarello	....	digital online film restoration: Technicolor Rome (uncredited)

Stunts
Luis Beltran	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mario Lommi	....	assistant camera
Eduardo Noé	....	camera operator (as Eduardo Noe)
Aldo Ricci	....	camera operator
Isidro Muro	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Julio Ortas	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Luis Beltran	....	local casting (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Adriana Novelli	....	supervising editor
Gargano Andrea	....	final colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Bruno Nicolai	....	conductor
Nino Culasso	....	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Ennio Morricone	....	conductor (uncredited)

Other crew
Mariano Canales	....	script supervisor
Fernando Di Leo	....	assistant: Mr. Leone
Arturo González	....	presenter
Alberto Grimaldi	....	presenter
Sergio Leone	....	copyright holder
Antonio Palombi	....	production secretary
Maria Luisa Rosen	....	continuity
Emilio Cigoli	....	voice dubbing: Lee Van Cleef (uncredited)
Nando Gazzolo	....	voice dubbing: Gian Maria Volontè (uncredited)
Enrico Maria Salerno	....	voice dubbing: Clint Eastwood (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas
• Constantin Film Produktion
• Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)

Distributors

• Constantin Film (1966) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• United Artists Films (1966) (Finland) (theatrical) (cut version)
• United Artists Corporation (1967) (UK) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• United Artists (1967) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• United Artists (1969) (USA) (VHS) (re-release)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1974) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• United Artists Films (1984) (Finland) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Astro Distribution (1994) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• Divisa Home Video (2002) (Spain) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Divisa Home Video (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Chapel Distribution (2003) (Australia) (theatrical) (re-release)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Regia-Arturo González Rodríguez (Spain)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Andrea Leone Films  thanks (DVD version)
• Borja  footwear
• Cornejo  costumes
• Eureka Edizioni Musicali  music publisher
• Luna  props
• Mateos  props
• Mengíbar  props
• Vázquez Hermanos  props

Also Known As:

For a Few Dollars More (UK) (USA)
A Few Dollars More (Philippines: English title)
Due stranieri magnifici (Italy) (working title)
Für ein paar Dollar mehr (West Germany)
For Some Dollars More (International: English title)
La muerte tenía un precio (Spain)
Por unos cuantos dólares más (Spain)
Por unos pocos dólares más (Spain)
För några få dollar mer (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Pour quelques dollars de plus (Canada: French title) (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
Et pour quelques dollars de plus (France) [fr]
Für ein paar Dollar mehr (Austria) [de]
For noen få dollar mer (Norway) [no]
Hævn for dollars (Denmark) [da]
Még pár dollárral többért (Hungary) [hu]
Monomahia sto El Paso (Greece) [el]
Por Mais Alguns Dólares (Portugal) [pt]
Por unos pocos dólares más (Argentina) [es]
Por uns Dólares a Mais (Brazil) [pt]
Vain muutaman dollarin tähden (Finland) [fi]
Za dolar vise (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) [sr]

Runtime:

132 min | USA:132 min (DVD version)

Country:

Italy | Spain | West Germany | Monaco

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (1966) (cut) | Finland:K-16 (1984) (uncut) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Brazil:12 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Ireland:15 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) (2005) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | USA:M (original rating) | USA:R (re-rating) (1989) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Almería Railway Station, Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas

Trivia:

Sergio Leone also considered Robert Ryan for the role of Col. Mortimer, being a fan of his performance in The Naked Spur (1953).

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end when Monco is loading bodies into the wagon and drives away, a tailgate is clearly visible hanging down on the back of the wagon. A minute later after he gets the saddlebags of cash, as he pulls away the tailgate is gone.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Train Conductor: Tickets. Tickets, please. Tickets. Tickets. Thank you. Tickets.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Fong juk (2006)

The Best of "The Dollars Trilogy" and quite possibly Leone's finest film.

"For a Few Dollars More" has become the template for which most Spaghetti Westerns derive.

As Leone went along, his films got more daring and complex, exploring new ideas and raising not only the bar for Spaghetti Westerns (which, contrary to popular belief, were around before "A Fistful of Dollars") but for Westerns in general. However, this exploration at times affected the quality of his films. Leone was a popcorn director - a visual stylist who always entertained first and maybe provoked a thought or two second. However, his films were never think pieces so when he tried to integrate depth into his films the results became uneven.

"For a Few Dollars More" is his best film because it catches Leone in his most transitional period. At once the film is more complex and stylized than "A Fistful..." and more tight and efficient than "The Good, the Bad and The Ugly" (which is almost on par with "For a Few..."). The revenge sub-plot involving Colonel Mortimer is more compelling than the similar one in Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" because Mortimer is more developed as a character than the Harmonica Player (which is not to insult the great Charles Bronson).

And hell, it has Lee Van Cleef as one of the biggest bad-asses of all time. The mere presence of Colonel Douglas Mortimer elevates the film to a new level. He steals the film from "Manco" completely. And Van Cleef's theft of the film is what makes it a cut above "A Fistful...". As a character, "The Man With No Name" (who in actuality has three: Joe, Manco and Blondie) isn't very interesting and there always needs to be a counterpoint to play off of him. That's why "A Fistful..." isn't nearly as good as this film or "The Good..." (which had the great Eli Wallach in one of the best scenery munching performances ever).

So in closing, "For a Few..." is a tight masterpiece of fluff Western entertainment. It's mean, violent and immoral, just the way any good Spaghetti Western should be.