Is 'A Fistful of Dollars' a Secret Sequel to 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'?
Originally published as: A Fistful of Dollars is a Secret Sequel to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
In 1964, Sergio Leone teamed up with Clint Eastwood to make the single most consequential Western of the decade in A Fistful of Dollars. Building on the legacy and themes of films like Shane and The Gunfighter, it gave audiences a mythical look at the gunslingers who populated the frontier.