

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
For three men the Civil War wasn't hell. It was practice.
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $38.9M
- Language
- Italian
- gold
- army
- bounty hunter
- hitman
- refugee
- anti hero
- moral ambiguity
- gallows
- outlaw
- gun battle
- shootout
- spaghetti western
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Produced in
United States of America, Italy, Spain, Germany
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- TheatricalA15 Apr 1969
United StatesUS
- Theatrical29 Dec 1967
- TheatricalNew York City, New York24 Jan 1968
- TheatricalRRe-Release3 Dec 2003
- PremiereTCM Classic Film Festival25 Apr 2010
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival (Digitally Restored Version)8 Oct 2014
- PremiereAFI Fest (Digitally Restored Version)11 Nov 2017
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon22 Aug 1968
- Theatrical186 Sept 1968
- Physical184K Ultra HD (Arrow Video)15 Sept 2025
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalDVD14 Aug 2017
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalR 18+Sydney31 Jul 1969
- PremiereR 18+Adelaide International Film Festival1 Mar 2003
CanadaCA
- PremiereCinefest Sudbury International Film Festival22 Sept 1999
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical+1611 Jan 1968
- Theatrical+16Re-Release12 Feb 1976
- PremiereMar del Plata Film Festival11 Mar 2001
BelgiumBE
- TheatricalALGent25 Aug 1972
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1411 Jan 1968
ChinaCN
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival (4K Restored Version)16 Apr 2018
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical8 Apr 1968
- TheatricalRe-Release12 Apr 2002
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-162 Feb 1968
- TheatricalK-16Uncut10 Aug 1984
- TheatricalK-16Re-Release1 Aug 2003
Frequently asked questions
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was released on 23 December 1966.
Audience reviews
11- J9/10
John Chard
5/8/2016
I'm looking for the owner of that horse. He's tall, blonde, he smokes a cigar, and he's a pig! It's debatable of course, since there are legions of fans of the first two films in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trology, but with each film there not only came a longer running time, but also a rise in quality - debatable of course! Here for the third and final part of the trilogy, Leone adds Eli Wallach to the established…
- C7/10
CRCulver
9/6/2018
Sergio Leone's <i>The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly</i> is a classic Western film. Clint Eastwood is the Good, aka the Man with No Name, a taciturn wanderer who follows his own sense of justice. His opposite is Angel Eyes (Lee van Cleef), the Bad, a brutal mercenary who kills anyone who stands in the way of making ready cash. The film's comic relief is Tuco (Eli Wallach), the Ugly, a Mexican bandit wanted in several st…
- P10/10
Peter McGinn
10/19/2020
I am not a fan of Sergio Leone. In fact, this movie and Once Upon a Time in the West are the only movies of his that I have seen. But I think they are both classic westerns. He seems to bring out the best in his cinematographer, both for scenery and for his characters. In one review I read, he was criticized for staying with facial close-ups too long, and I would probably agree if he populated his movies with beau…
- D10/10
DrewBlack
2/11/2021
There is one word to define The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. And that word is “transcendent”. This movie is not only the pinnacle of the Spaghetti Western, but it transcended into the pinnacle of the Western genre in itself. It’s safe to say it transcends that too, and can be considered one of the greatest pieces of filmmaking ever. It counts with memorable performances by three different leads, a story that breaks th…
- J8/10
JPV852
4/24/2021
Solid western, which generally isn't a favorite genre of mine, with great performances and some well shot scenes and landscapes. Been a long time since I saw A Fistful of Dollars or For a Few Dollars More, but this is a great entry in the "Man With No Name" Trilogy. **4.0/5**
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