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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Directed by Sergio Leone · 161 min · Western

87.9 TOPICAL score · #147 of 6,776 films

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While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, directed by Sergio Leone) has a TOPICAL score of 87.9 - ranked 147 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 90. Audiences: TMDB 8.5/10 (10,034 ratings) · IMDb 8.8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 95 languages.

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Critics94
Audience100
Awards0
Historical impact96
Lasting engagement95
Cast75
Legacy & cult status96

Starring: Clint Eastwood (actor #137), Eli Wallach (actor #298), Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè

“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly has been called the definitive spaghetti Western”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10

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