A Fistful Of Dollars

A Fistful of Dollars is a 1964 spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonté, and Marianne Koch. It tells the story of a mysterious, nameless stranger who arrives in the Mexican border town of San Miguel, a town torn apart by a feud between two rival families, the Rojos and the Baxters. The stranger, with a keen intellect and deadly gun skills, decides to play both sides against each other for his own profit, but soon finds himself entangled in a moral struggle.

The film was released in Italy on September 12, 1964, and in the United States on January 18, 1967. Major actors include Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name, Gian Maria Volonté as Ramón Rojo, and Marianne Koch as Marisol. The film was produced by Arrigo Colombo and Giorgio Papi. Sergio Leone directed and also co-wrote the screenplay. The film's musical score, highly influential, was composed by Ennio Morricone. A Fistful of Dollars was a significant box office success, earning approximately $19.9 million worldwide against a budget of $200,000–$225,000. It is widely credited with popularizing the spaghetti Western genre and making Clint Eastwood an international star.