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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly / RIP Tuco! :o(

« on: June 26, 2014, 12:48:42 AM »

Eli Wallach, who played Tuco in The Good The Bad and the Ugly, and had an acting career that spanned six decades, passed away at the age of 98. 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/06/25/clint-eastwood-eli-wallach/11377563/

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For a Few Dollars More / Car out the window!

« on: April 30, 2012, 09:36:56 AM »

When the passenger is speaking to Mortimer on the train, a car is visible out the window. It is the little black dot that is moving from lower right to upper left.

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For a Few Dollars More / The Castle!

« on: April 25, 2012, 06:47:36 PM »

There is a castle visible to the left of the locomotive right before Mortimer exits the train! It the La Calahorra. The tracks and set are gone; but the castle remains.

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly / The Electrical Tower

« on: April 13, 2012, 09:50:34 AM »

When Angel Eyes is standing in the doorway of Steven's house, you can see an electrical tower over his left shoulder. Does anyone know if it is still there?

http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1280&bih=850&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=oNKTu_l5Yx6oDM:&imgrefurl=http://www.swotti.com/movies/the-good,-the-bad-and-the-ugly_15650.htm&docid=JDvzCU1rtTouYM&imgurl=http://www.swotti.com/tmp/swotti/cacheDGHLIGDVB2QSIHROZSBIYWQGYW5KIHROZSB1Z2X5RW50ZXJ0YWLUBWVUDC1NB3ZPZXM%253D/imgthe%252520good,%252520the%252520bad%252520and%252520the%252520ugly4.jpg&w=960&h=540&ei=D1iIT9DCJOGW2AW_5eTUCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=575&vpy=389&dur=1825&hovh=168&hovw=300&tx=192&ty=189&sig=102505192532182015475&page=2&tbnh=139&tbnw=214&start=26&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:24,s:26,i:275

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For a Few Dollars More / Cars

« on: April 05, 2012, 01:17:03 PM »

According the IMDB, there is a scene during the final gunfight where you can see cars driving on a highway in the background. Has anyone else seen this?

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly / Favorite track?

« on: February 16, 2012, 03:02:56 PM »

What is your favorite track from the GBU soundtrack?

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General Discussion / The Voices of Mario Brega

« on: February 08, 2012, 07:36:49 PM »

Mario Brega was in all three "Dollars" films, and in each movie he is voiced by someone different! Does anyone know who did the voices, and if Brega spoke any English at all?

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A Fistful of Dollars / Marianne Koch

« on: February 06, 2012, 12:25:47 AM »

Did Marianne Koch perform her own voice for the English language version or was it supplied by someone else? Did she speak English at all?

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General Discussion / What is your favorite "Dollars Trilogy" film?

« on: February 03, 2012, 08:44:00 PM »

What is your favorite film of Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy?"

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General Discussion / English

« on: February 03, 2012, 04:58:58 PM »

Did Sergio ever speak English?

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Once Upon A Time In America / Silent?

« on: January 30, 2012, 09:08:00 PM »

Was Once Upon a Time In America also filmed silent with the voices and sound effects post-dubbed?

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly / Cutting down the film

« on: January 30, 2012, 08:55:48 PM »

Alright, from what I have read on this board and elsewhere, I have put together a summary of how the film was chopped down all the way to its international release. All comments and corrections are welcome.

The original film upon completion ran around 186 minutes. The Socorro scene was cut, and the extended torture scene was trimmed due to a damaged negative, resulting in 179 minute running time. The film was dubbed into Italian, and shown at the premiere. Due to pacing reasons, Leone cut the Grotto scene out for a 176 minute version for Italian theaters. In 1967, 14 ADDITIONAL minutes were cut, resulting in the standard 162-minute version for the U.S. Eastwood, Wallach, and Van Cleef all dubbed their voices at this time. The 14 minutes of deleted scenes, (still in the Italian language), were used as extras on the 1998 DVD release. Finally, in 2003, the 14 minutes were restored and re-dubbed into English, as well as the 3-minute Grotto scene, resulting in the 179-minute Extended Version.

Whew!

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly / 186 Minutes?

« on: January 07, 2012, 10:31:57 PM »

IMDB.com has the French version of this film being 186 minutes!  Why is this? This cannot include the Grotto scene, since that never made the final cut.