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A Fistful of Dollars

A Fistful of Dollars

Sep 12, 1964
99 min
Western
7.8/ 10
4,511 votes

Overview

The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.

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TMDB
7.8/10
4,511 votes
IMDB
7.9/10
246,616 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
65/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$200,000Production cost
Box Office$14,500,000Worldwide gross
Profit$14,300,000Profitable
ROI
+7150.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$14,500,000Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 win & 5 nominations total

Details

Production information

"In his own way he is, perhaps, the most dangerous man who ever lived!"

Status

Released

Original Language

it

Budget

$200,000

Revenue

$14,500,000

Production Companies

Jolly FilmOcean FilmsConstantin Film

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