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| Clint Eastwood | ... | Monco | |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Col. Douglas Mortimer | |
| Gian Maria Volonté | ... | El Indio (The Indian) (as Gian Maria Volonte') | |
| Mario Brega | ... | Nino, Member of Indio's Gang | |
| Luigi Pistilli | ... | Groggy, Member of Indio's Gang | |
| Aldo Sambrell | ... | Cuchillio | |
| Klaus Kinski | ... | Juan Wild - The Hunchback | |
| Benito Stefanelli | ... | Luke 'Hughie' | |
| Luis Rodríguez | ... | Manuel, Member of Indio's Gang (as Luis Rodriguez) | |
| Panos Papadopulos | ... | Sancho Perez, Member of Indio's Gang (as Panos Papadopoulos) | |
| Mara Krupp | ... | Mary - Hotel Manager's Beautiful Wife (as Mara Krup) | |
| Roberto Camardiel | ... | Tucumcari station clerk (as Robert Camardiel) | |
| Joseph Egger | ... | Old Prophet (as Josef Egger) | |
| Tomás Blanco | ... | Tucumcari sheriff (as Tomas Blanco) | |
| Lorenzo Robledo | ... | Tomaso, Indio's Traitor | |
| Sergio Mendizábal | ... | Tucumcari bank manager (as Sergio Mendizabal) | |
| Dante Maggio | ... | Carpenter in cell with El Indio | |
| Diana Rabito | ... | Calloway's beautiful girl in tub | |
| Giovanni Tarallo | ... | Santa Cruz telegraphist | |
| Mario Meniconi | ... | Train Conductor | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Werner Abrolat | ... | Slim, Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited) | |
| Román Ariznavarreta | ... | Half-Shaved Bounty Hunter (uncredited) | |
| Frank Braña | ... | Blackie, Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited) | |
| José Canalejas | ... | Chico, Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited) | |
| Rosemary Dexter | ... | Mortimer's Sister (uncredited) | |
| Diana Faenza | ... | Tomaso's Wife (uncredited) | |
| Eduardo García | ... | Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited) | |
| Maurizio Graf | ... | The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Jesús Guzmán | ... | Carpetbagger on Train (uncredited) | |
| Peter Lee Lawrence | ... | Mortimer's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) | |
| Francesca Leone | ... | Tomaso's Baby (uncredited) | |
| Sergio Leone | ... | Whistling Bounty Hunter (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Rafael López | ... | (uncredited) | |
| José Marco | ... | 'Baby' Red Cavanaugh (uncredited) | |
| Antonio Molino Rojo | ... | Frisco, Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited) | |
| José Félix Montoya | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Guillermo Méndez | ... | White Rocks Sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Nazzareno Natale | ... | Paco - Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited) | |
| Enrique Navarro | ... | Sherrif of Tucumcari (uncredited) | |
| Ricardo Palacios | ... | Tucumcari Saloon Keeper (uncredited) | |
| Aldo Ricci | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Antoñito Ruiz | ... | Fernando (uncredited) | |
| Enrique Santiago | ... | Miguel, Member of Indio's Gang (uncredited) | |
| Carlo Simi | ... | El Paso Bank Manager (uncredited) | |
| José Terrón | ... | Guy Calloway, Mortimer's 1st Criminal (uncredited) | |
| Kurt Zips | ... | Hotel Manager (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Sergio Leone | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Sergio Leone | (scenario) and | |
| Fulvio Morsella | (scenario) | |
| Luciano Vincenzoni | (screenplay) and | |
| Sergio Leone | (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 | |||
| Giorgio Serrallonga | (as Giorgio Serralonga) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Ángel Cabero | (setting) (uncredited) | ||
| Montoro | (setting) (uncredited) | ||
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 Norberto 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) | |
| Benito Stefanelli | .... | stunt director (uncredited) | |
| Benito Stefanelli | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Mario Lommi | .... | assistant cameraman | |
| Eduardo Noé | .... | cameraman (as Eduardo Noe) | |
| Aldo Ricci | .... | cameraman | |
| Isidro Muro | .... | first assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Julio Ortas | .... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Luis Beltran | .... | local casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Carlo Simi | .... | costumes | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Adriana Novelli | .... | supervising editor | |
| Andrea Gargano | .... | final colorist (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Bruno Nicolai | .... | conductor | |
| Alessandro Alessandroni | .... | musician: whistling and guitar (uncredited) | |
| Bruno Battisti D'Amario | .... | musician: guitar (uncredited) | |
| Nino Culasso | .... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) | |
| Maurizio Graf | .... | singer (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) | |
| Dhia Cristiani | .... | voice dubbing: Mara Krupp (uncredited) | |
| Lauro Gazzolo | .... | voice dubbing: Josef Egger (uncredited) | |
| Nando Gazzolo | .... | voice dubbing: Gian Maria Volontè (uncredited) | |
| Pino Locchi | .... | voice dubbing: Benito Stefanelli (uncredited) | |
| Bruno Persa | .... | voice dubbing: Klaus Kinski (uncredited) | |
| Enrico Maria Salerno | .... | voice dubbing: Clint Eastwood (uncredited) | |
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Italian director Sergio Leone changed the face of the Western genre in 1964 when he introduced what would be known as the "Spaghetti Western" with the brilliant "Per un Pugno di Dollari" ("A Fistful of Dollars"). Not only the films looked grittier, violent and realistic; the characters in Leone's westerns became complex men with complex and obscure moral codes, very far away from the classic clear moral opposites of previous westerns. "Per Qualche Dollaro in più" ("For a few dollars more"), is the epitome of all this. It is a powerful, raw and ruthless masterpiece that transcended its genre and became one of the best movies of all-time.
"For a Few Dollars More", the second in the so-called "Dollars trilogy" (a group of films by Leone with the same style), is the story of two different yet very similar men, Manco (Clint Eastwood) and the Colonel Douglas Mortimer (Lee Van Cleef) are two bounty hunters who are after the criminal named "El Indio" (Gian Maria Volontè). An unlikely alliance occurs between the two lone wolves as they decide to cooperate and divide the reward, but are these two killers after "Indio" for the same reason?
Written by Fulvio Morsella and Sergio Leone himself, the film's main characteristic is the complex moral code the main characters follow. They are no longer the perfect clean heroes of classic westerns, both Manco and the Colonel have well-developed attitudes, motivations and purposes; they are neither completely good nor completely bad, they are just real. The story unfolds with a fine pace and good rhythm, it is probably the best structured of the "Trilogy" and the easiest to follow. It is also the one that represents the elements of the Spaghetti Western style the best.
Stylistically, the film follows closely the conventions established by Leone's previous film but it takes them to the next level. The excellent use of minimalistic cinematography and the superb musical score by Ennio Morricone complement Leone's realistic vision of Westerns and completely redefined the genre's conventions. "For a Few Dollars More" is a violent tale of two hunters, and visually the film transmits the same emotions the characters feel. No more myths, the Westerns never felt this real.
Clint Eastwood's super performance as Manco is very important for the success of the film, as he is the one that takes the audience through this brave new world, however, the star of the film is Lee Van Cleef as Colonel Mortimer. In one of his best performances ever, Van Cleef manages to be both menacing and interesting, giving life to Leone's brilliant script with great talent. Gian Maria Volontè as Indio complements the two big talents as the crazed criminal with a dark past, he is the perfect counterpart of the two lone wolves.
"Per qualche dollaro in più" is a near flawless movie, as every piece of the puzzle falls into the right place to create a marvelous and unforgettable picture. It's only minor problem may be the dubbing, but fortunately, it still is superior to the one heard in other Italian productions of the same time and it doesn't hurt the film.
Fans will always argue about which of the three films of the "trilogy" is the best, and while personally I prefer "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" over this one, it is just a matter of personal taste as this film is as perfect as that one. A real classic that changed the face of Western as we knew it. 10/10