The Ecstasy of Gold

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is the best of Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy starring Clint Eastwood. The film is considered the definitive Spaghetti Western — with it’s use of long shots and close-up cinematography.

Even though it’s the last of the series, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is actually considered to be a prequel. It depicts Eastwood’s (Man with No Name) character gradually acquiring the garments he wears throughout the first two films. It takes place during the American Civil War — whereas the other films…