This is the Second of a series of three "Man With No Name" movies
Eastwood starred in that were directed by Sergio Leone. In this
installment, Clint plays one of two bounty hunters who team up to take
on a ruthless bandit named Indio and his gang of outlaws. One of the
best scenes is when Clint has a shooting match with the other bounty
hunter (played by Lee Van Cleef). They sort of shoot each others hats
up to show off their shootin'.
Clint's character goes
undercover and joins Indio's gang. Of course, in the end, they
discover that he's not really with them but workin' agin' them.
That's where it really starts to get good.
This series of
movies started the Spaghetti Western Genre that featured not only a
new concept in characters but music that utilized whistling, electric
guitars and other elements, creating its own distinctive sound. This
new approach to Western soundtracks escalated composer Ennio Morricone
to prominence. Morricone had eventually gone on to create the scores
to over 400 movies. |
