Dollars Trilogy

Dollars Trilogy
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Created by	Sergio Leone
Original work	A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Owner	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Years	1964–1966
Films and television
Film(s)	A Fistful of Dollars (1964) For a Few Dollars More (1965) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	A Fistful of Dollars (1964) For a Few Dollars More (1965) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
Original music	"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" "The Story of a Soldier" "The Ecstasy of Gold"
Miscellaneous
Character(s)	List of characters

Dollars Trilogy
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Directed by	Sergio Leone
Produced by	Arrigo Colombo (1) Giorgio Papi (1) Alberto Grimaldi (2–3)
Starring	Clint Eastwood Mario Brega Gian Maria Volonté (1–2) Lee Van Cleef (2–3) Marianne Koch (1) Eli Wallach (3)
Cinematography	Massimo Dallamano (1–2) Tonino Delli Colli (3)
Edited by	Roberto Cinquini (1) Eugenio Alabiso (2–3) Giorgio Serrallonga (2) Nino Baragli (3)
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production companies	Constantin Film Jolly Film (1) Ocean Films (1) Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) (2–3) Arturo González Producciones Cinematográficas (2–3) United Artists (3)
Distributed by	Unidis (Italy, 1) PEA (Italy, 2–3) United Artists (US & UK, original) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (current)
Release dates	1: 16 October 1964 2: 18 November 1965 3: 23 December 1966
Running time	409 minutes (1–3)
Countries	Italy West Germany Spain United States (3)
Languages	English Italian
Budget	Total (3 films) $2,000,000–$2,025,000
Box office	Total (3 films) $84.3 million 126.8 million admissions

The Dollars Trilogy (Italian: Trilogia del dollaro), also known as the Man with No Name Trilogy (Italian: Trilogia dell'Uomo senza nome), is an Italian film series consisting of three Spaghetti Western films directed by Sergio Leone. The films are titled A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Their English versions were distributed by United Artists, while the Italian ones were distributed by Unidis and PEA.

The series has become known for establishing the Spaghetti Western genre, and inspiring the creation of many more Spaghetti Western films. The three films are consistently listed among the best-rated Western films in history.^[1]

Although not Leone's intention, the three films came to be considered a trilogy following the exploits of the same so-called "Man with No Name" (portrayed by Clint Eastwood, wearing the same clothes and acting with the same mannerisms). The "Man with No Name" concept was invented by the American distributor United Artists, looking for a strong angle to sell the films as a trilogy.^[2] Eastwood's character does indeed have a name (albeit a nickname) and a different one in each film: "Joe", "Manco" and "Blondie", respectively.