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August 26, 1966
- The Magnificent Stranger 1966 Released August 26, 1966
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A Fistful of Dollars was originally called Il Magnifico Straniero ("The Magnificent Stranger"), before the title was changed to A Fistful of Dollars. The production and development of A Fistful of Dollars, from anecdotes, was described by Italian film historian, Roberto Curti, as both contradictory and difficult to decipher.
Jul 30, 2015 · The film was supposed to be called “The Magnificent Stranger.” It’s name was supposedly changed three days before it premiered in theaters. Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone had known each other since third grade, but this film marked the first time they had worked together.
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A cigarillo smoking stranger (Eastwood) rides into the Mexican border town of San Miguel, a town in which rival factions are battling for control: there are those employed by Sheriff John Baxter, who sell whiskey and guns to the Indians, and those led by Ramon Rojo.
Eastwood was shooting The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966 ... according to the IMDb, The Magnificent Stranger was actually released in West Germany in July, 1967, Publicity materials for it were certainly produced and occasionally turn up for sale in the usual outlets.
Dec 31, 2021 · Leone’s Fistful of Dollars began life as Bob Robertson’s The Magnificent Stranger. Italian audiences had been bombarded with US Westerns since the post-war occupation – as had Japanese moviegoers, which will become relevant shortly.
This was a 1966 European release that cut together two episodes of Rawhide, a TV western that premiered in 1959 and ran for seven and a half years. It made Clint Eastwood a household name.
Oct 9, 2009 · It was nothing more than a couple of episodes of Rawhide edited to form the basis of a feature length movie. It soon became banned and withdrawn from a theatrical run. It was named The Magnificent Stranger, the original shooting title for A Fistful of Dollars.
