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. |
