Since the earliest years of his career, Clint Eastwood has been accompanied by westerns. He could already be seen on the big screen as a gunslinger in the 1950s. His first immortal role In 1964 he portrayed him in the Spaghetti Western For a Fistful of Dollars by Sergio Leone, the start of the so-called Dollar Trilogy.
A year after the success of the first part, For a Few Dollars More was released in cinemas. In 1966, Two Glorious Scoundrels concluded the trilogy by Leone was never actually planned as such. Eastwood still holds the films together with his presence. Today you can watch the second part on TV.
For a few dollars more: Clint Eastwood experiences an exciting western adventure as a taciturn bounty hunter
In For a Few Dollars, Eastwood’s western hero is named Monco. He is a bounty hunter who is unmistakable with a poncho and a cigarillo in his mouth wanders through the dusty desert and always has his hand a few millimeters above the holster. The taciturn bounty hunter is targeting a bandit.
You can watch the trailer for For a Few Dollars More here:
For a Few Dollars More – Trailer (English)
El Indio (Gian Maria Volonté) is supposed to give him the few extra dollars that give the film its title. However, Monco isn’t the only one after the criminal. Colonel Douglas Mortimer (Lee Van Cleef) also wants to get to El Indio’s throat, and if nothing else he has one in this one personal invoice to settle.
Although For a Few Dollars More is now considered a classic in film history, the Western was not only celebrated at the time of its theatrical release. There was also criticism: “Even more sadistic than its predecessor”could be read in 1965 in the British film magazine Monthly Film Bulletin, which was later merged with Sight & Sound.
When is For a Few Dollars More on TV?
For a Few Dollars More airs tonight, November 24, 2023, at 10:45 p.m. in the BR. The film lasts just over two hours and is shown without commercial breaks. This means that the broadcast will last until 00:50. If you don’t want to stay up late, you can buy and rent the film on Amazon Prime Video.
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