The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)

This is an imperfect-but-creditable movie. Three gun slingers are trying to locate a buried treasure of Confederate gold during the Civil War. A bounty hunter named Blondie (Clint Eastwood) teams up with Tuco to scheme the authorities out of reward money. Tuco becomes upset with the deal and decides to take Blondie as his hostage. In the desert they meet a dying bandit who tells them where to find the treasure. Angel Eyes discovers both of the gunmen and forces them to lead him to the stash of coins.

The film starts and ends well, but the majority of the film is slow and drawn out, especially during the Civil War scenes. The theme song is well known, but is overused. This film is known as a spaghetti western because it was directed by an Italian film maker. This is the third film in the Dollars Trilogy. In the theatrical trailer Angel Eyes is referred to as The Ugly and Tuco as The Bad, due to a translation error. The U.S. version was 16 minutes shorter. Norway originally banned the film, but then allowed it in 1982.