The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - The Final Duel (1966 HD)

[@kevinwitterick3606]

The most upsetting thing about this scene is I'm never going to see it for the 1st time again.

[@Theywaswrong]

Ha....I've thought that so many times about a movie. Decades after HIgh Noon, I mentioned I just watched it for the first time and a friend said something like "I wish I could see it for the first time again".

[@ChimozuFu]

I just watched it for the first time an hour ago...

[@cashmoney3599]

I just seen it for the first time

[@KingLich451]

@@cashmoney3599 well done, hope you never forget

[@MarioRodriguez-dk4po]

I still remember the first time I saw this. I was 10 years old and hated westerns. But my dad made me see this. At first I was like this is boring" then halfway I was like this is pretty good. and by the time this scene came on I was nail biting wondering who is gonna survive this.

[@NeedsContent]

Sergio Leone took a scene where three men stare at each other and turned it into the most epic showdown in film history.

[@aaronkenna3502]

For two and a half minutes STRAIGHT. If that isn't good directing, I don't know what is.

[@laurilahti9863]

Lee van cleef

[@Nightdare]

@@aaronkenna3502 Hell, the movie starts with 10 minutes of not a word spoken It's like: This is where Conan te Barbarian with Schwarzenegger got it's inspiration from

[@benharris8078]

@Nopadon Stapp this scene was all him

[@v-trigger6137]

Fistfull of Dollars is the western remake of Kurosawa's Yojimbo

[@edpolk1262]

Tuco: One of the most scheming, conniving, double-crossing, back-stabbing, untrustworthy; but lovable characters of all time.

[@TotalTech_]

Yeah he really was a dirt bag but in the best possible way

[@grendelum]

_”if you’re going to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk.”_

[@terrancevanliew1814]

Blondie betrayed him first. Before that, Tuco trusted him enough to risk getting hanged or shot.

[@hubbabubba6276]

Tuco made this movie what it is. An absolutely wild and over-the-top performance by Eli Wallach (who was Jewish, by the way).

[@baroneb5043]

In a straight up 1 one 1 gunfight Tuco woulda killed Blondie ...& Blondie knew this..!!!

[@craigfowler7098]

57 years have passed since this film's release and the legend is still with us.

[@marcussmith4913]

amazing how fast time flies. Ill soon be dead, all memory of my existence lost to time. I saw this movie though, with my father on fox for the sunday afternoon movie. Boy did I love it and my father loved it too.

[@winteriscoming276]

Just rewatched after 27 years. Still the GOAT of Westerns…

[@thomasfeehan2661]

@@marcussmith4913May I ask how old are you?

[@marcussmith4913]

@@thomasfeehan2661 47

[@marcussmith4913]

@@thomasfeehan2661 47, I was born in 1978. The 80s and 90s where amazing. 2000 to 2010 was fun, but stuff was starting to get weird. 2010 to 2024. Nothing is the same and most of my family has passed on. When people say life is short... I never listened. I do now.

[@GumbootZone]

5th of July 2020: Italian composer Ennio Morricone dies at age 91. RIP. His music helped to turn this into one of the most epic scenes ever. Wouldn't be the same without it.

[@FernFolf]

2 weeks later and I’m revisiting it, now I’m sad 😞

[@zherean42069]

Wait. So hes older than clint eastwood cuz clint is 90 years old

[@menedimosmenedimou1884]

😥

[@TypicalIndian1981]

@@zherean42069 yes

[@code066funkinbird3]

@@FernFolf who

[@uligon9616]

Interesting Fact: The skeleton found by Tuco inside the wrong coffin at Sad Hill Cemetery, was a real human skeleton. A deceased Spanish actress who wrote in her will she wanted to act even after her death. Edit: Rip Ennio Morricone 1928-2020 Thank you for creating some of the greatest soundtracks in history.

[@LionelMessi-rz9sj]

No kidding

[@RichWeigel]

interesting that Tuco is also the name of the character from Breaking Bad.......reference to this film maybe??

[@uligon9616]

@@RichWeigel nah it's just a Spanish name that they decided to choose

[@NotHarpoGroucho]

UliGon That's neat

[@dumazroy3462]

Fun fact, dark humor, or both? Any way you say it, at least the skeleton is in a casket, rather than in a closet...

[@kelvinaustin6693]

Blondie outsmarted them.. He knew Tuco's gun was empty so he only had to think about shooting Angel Eyes.. But Angle Eyes and Tuco had to think about shooting two targets.. What a movie..

[@spiderboy-db5us]

Kelvin Austin actually he unloaded his gun the night before this

[@admiralassblaster6320]

spiderboy2718 that’s what he’s saying, he knew the gun was empty...because he unloaded the night before.

[@Farmer_Maggot]

Notice Tuco fans his gun's hammer in the direction of Angel Eyes. He was never going to shoot Blondie.

[@cheeseburger12]

Well, he wasn't going to shoot Blondie first at least.

[@D33Lux]

All three parts of this series were epic.

[@CiPhEr505]

Fun fact: The reason why Clint Eastwood got that famous stare is because he actually hated smoking - 'it always made his eyes tear up, so he squinted'😁

[@ArchStanton-o6m]

I heard he never blinked when shooting a gun

[@MrGilRoland]

Here is another one: Sergio Leone famously said about Clint: “I like him, because he has only two facial expressions: one with the cigar, one without the cigar”.

[@RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK]

He’s also allergic to horses

[@Veldtian1]

Squint Eastwood was his name..

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

Also that famous poncho was Clint's own poncho he brought on set, he wears it throughout all these movies and never washed it to add the effect of it being old and dusty, you can watch them in release order and it starts as a green colour and turns into a brown faded colour.

[@TheNoMan23]

No plot holes, no dialogue, no bad acting, everything here is top-notch.

[@casualbeluga2724]

the tension in the air right before they shot was so well done.

[@alexsnower5743]

Except how did angel eyes sneak into a union camp and become like a top guard? Otherwise though agree it’s my favorite western of all time.

[@MV-wn6kc]

@@alexsnower5743 because hes fucking angel eyes. he gets what he wants

[@alexsnower5743]

@@MV-wn6kc lmaooo agreed

[@nightwing5331]

@@alexsnower5743 he was already a union soldier i think, he just becomes angel eyes as a side hustle

[@david2742]

Can everyone just take a second to wrap their heads around the fact that this movie is over 50 years old. It’s actually crazy how well this movie holds up.

[@Waftey]

Cooooool

[@trikayatranslationservices9434]

It's 53 years old right now.

[@feliciengirault]

I don't get your point, movie don't age..

[@sparrow56able]

I don't understand these kind of comments....why wouldn't the movie hold up?? Just why? You can find movies made 100 years ago that hold up. And you can find movies released last year that suck...the age of a movie has nothing to do with its quality

[@Waftey]

@@sparrow56able Yes it kinda does, the technology during the age contributes to the special effects of the movies, the cgi of some movies, the directing styles, and even the ability to create even the smallest realistic details were all learned over time.

[@norwoodwildlife9849]

Imagine trying to tell someone that there's a scene in this movie where 3 men stare at each other for 5 minutes and it's awesome.

[@gravito1573]

Well you can say, the music behind makes it 100x better

[@michaelyoung4545]

And it's the most tension filled scene of cinema history..... it's so amazing!!!

[@thewewguy8t88]

i think only hipster artsy flim students would be the only ones who could appreciate a scene like this today(who was not born when this movie aired.

[@cyberbird451]

​@@thewewguy8t88 completely untrue

[@bulldogsbob]

Marvel fans would never believe you

[@Fireworxs2012]

*One of the greatest movies of all time...Anybody else notice that Lee Van Cleef was missing part of a finger? He lost it building a playhouse for his daughter. This movie is an absolute Masterpiece of 1960's Filmography*

[@jimaco0312]

Oh wow, thank you i was always curious about that

[@williamwilliam5066]

He actually lost it sawing wood, when he was helping his boss build a house.

[@merlinambrosius2554]

@@williamwilliam5066 Nope. Pretty sure it was a shark attack off the coast of Nova Scotia.

[@fernandomaron87]

​@@merlinambrosius2554I've seen somebody being interviewed on the movie's dvd extras saying it was a bar fight lol

[@jaydaykoth]

I think the only thing we can agree about is he’s missing a finger

[@stephenmacconnoran4724]

In centuries to come this movie will be regarded as a 'Mona Lisa' of motion picture history. The ultimate masterclass.

[@SStupendous]

Will be weird to think in the future we will have had movies for CENTURIES. (1890s isn't that long ago, a CENTURY ago isn't as incredible as thinking this would someday be like Mona Lisa in terms of regard and age.)

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

Mona Lisa is citizen kane this movie is the old guitarist

[@PK-Radio]

Star wars will be regarded as the ‘Starry night’ of film

[@SuperWhofan1]

Tarantino’s fav movie. There is a piece of this movie in everything Tarantino does

[@josecano326]

@@PK-Radio nah, i dont think it will

[@TheWillofD7978]

When you put together a genius of film director, 3 legendary actors, a music artist, you get this. One of the greatest films in cinema history.

[@DavidJackson-zg5my]

I agree

[@ShifuCareaga]

Love the film but that is a stretch

[@Makedounia1]

@@ShifuCareaga not at all

[@yapalskippy1807]

doin my man dirty by just calling him a "music artist" more like fuckin VISIONARY

[@cosmincoco3679]

legend is legend man u can't get that.

[@kmstirpitz4285]

Blondie: 😠 Angel Eyes: 😠 Tuco: 😳

[@DandifiedToe]

The good 😑 The bad 😑 The ugly 😳

[@silva2094]

The realiest shit ever lmfao

[@g.panitikan1929]

lmao

[@mewhenthewasyesthenwhy7486]

Sus 😳

[@oscar.1195]

@@mewhenthewasyesthenwhy7486 amogus

[@charleswells5751]

Take a moment to appreciate that Clint Eastwood is still alive. A living legend

[@marcussmith4913]

Ya that dude was awesome as a kid. My dad loved him so I got to see him in his prime. Their is no more hollywood stars. Not like it was in Clints day. It will be very sad when he is gone, but wow did he make some great movies in his day.

[@craigfowler7098]

Yep, I am 53 and this was made, 5 years before I was born. He was 37 in this movie and still with us working hard as usual, living legend indeed.

[@Klaaism]

Tends to direct now, also bangers.

[@johnn4411]

Ennio Morricone took this scene to a whole new level with his music

[@raulbetancourt5795]

The music build this scene perfectly, gold.

[@schneeweedchen9220]

Simply incredible. Lacking words to describe actually.

[@hsh1950]

I couldn't agree more! And the trumpet solo was super! Does anyone know who that was?

[@clothilde1623]

@@schneeweedchen9220 Same. Some things are frankly beyond words and the collective artistic genius of this climax is one of them.

[@andyveh221]

@@hsh1950 Michele Lacerenza, Francesco Catania - trumpet , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good,_the_Bad_and_the_Ugly_(soundtrack)

[@AlexAnder-ri8ns]

Blondie: -.- Angel Eyes: -.- Tuco: O.O

[@ChristianVBlue3]

Tuco: o.o

[@keithkeller6471]

Clint Eastwood in everything -.-

[@Miguel_morales99]

I'd say angle eyes is more -`.´-

[@moroccancinema355]

Hhhh Tuko stole the show

[@izainmartinez8359]

@@Miguel_morales99 lmao

[@LucaDGropius]

Not long ago I read that, the reason Angel Eyes 4:02 walked facing ALWAYS Tuco was because he knew that he would shoot him in the back at the first chance. He turned his back to Clint Eastwood because he KNEW Eastwood would never shoot him from behind on a duel. Just... Masterpiece

[@sandeepsreehari4687]

It is such minute details that makes this movie an absolute masterpiece. Another observation I made was Angel Eyes walked to the left as the Sun would be behind him.

[@Bon-mr5mf]

@@sandeepsreehari4687 What’s the advantage with that

[@nickbohn2368]

@@Bon-mr5mf that gives angel eyes the advantage because the other guys have to look into the blinding sun when they look towards his direction

[@wflyer7985]

I wondered about that, makes sense

[@xonxt]

@@sandeepsreehari4687 I also assumed that Angel Eyes saw Tuco has a gun hanging on his right side, so he went to stand on his left...

[@ClutchZee]

My late father introduced this film to me as a kid, words cant describe the feeling it gives me rewatching this scene.

[@fernandomaron87]

May he R.I.P.

[@kylef8703]

I know what you mean, I’m here for the same exact reason.

[@TheMarionick]

Blondie is a genius. By not writing anything on the stone, he wins if he dies and if he lives.

[@MrCrystalm8]

tbf the other 2 could have deduced it was a grave near near the arch stanton grave and would eventually find the gold, so the real trick was making the other 2 think they won't find the gold without the name

[@tareklegrand7747]

@@MrCrystalm8 at least Angel Eyes would be curious on the Grave named "Unkown". Tuco can't read

[@benjaminborhart3321]

But it’s also the answer. He keeps his honor

[@Haunter_Who88]

Blondie was also moves ahead from Angel Eyes and Tuco though - He not only knew where the gold was buried but he also eliminated Tuco from the equation when it came to the shootout removing his bullets which was GOOD on Tuco's part for not going for Blondie otherwise Tuco would have been left hanging.

[@kevinwilkin1427]

Angel Eyes should have shot Blondie as soon as he "wrote" the name on the stone.

[@keithkeller6471]

I love the "ptchew" sound effect of every gun in westerns before the late 70's.

[@witciu1]

@Steve Campbell Well, better late than never, right?

[@kutagore]

pew

[@hannorasmusholtiegel6044]

@72 ventura how ain't you dead

[@zherean42069]

Yes

[@nickbuckley4371]

Rdr has the same sound effects it’s so perfect

[@jabberw0k812]

First time I saw this was in a film class. The other students in front of me were bitching about how long this scene was, which only made me love it even more.

[@notablesquid968]

Probably because there weren't flashy explosions and fkn sky high tsunamis. Modern audiences don't appreciate well crafted films from this time.

[@kingaditya-pubgmandmore3644]

@@notablesquid968 lower attention span from social media addiction is the reason for that

[@notablesquid968]

@@kingaditya-pubgmandmore3644 That's why modern action films execute action scenes poorly. Because there is no build up or tension before. It's just people walking around then all of a sudden a fkn huge ass gorilla jumps out if the ground and throws truck into anskyskraper.

[@kingaditya-pubgmandmore3644]

@@notablesquid968 lmao

[@notablesquid968]

@@kingaditya-pubgmandmore3644 Micheal bay style 😎

[@joekochinski5591]

The part where Tuco’s hand is slowly coming down towards his gun is the greatest 3 seconds in film history. I don’t know why but that tiny fraction of the scene is so amazing.

[@prabhendu]

minimum words..maximum impact.. easily one of the coolest scene

[@goodman2050]

the music equals thousands of words

[@ionlycompetewiththewomaniw5429]

+goodman2050 INDEED!

[@basilblack8587]

THE TENSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@oscarcastanedamunoz]

Anyone wanna dual?

[@rollingstopp]

spins the chamber cylinder

[@Karl-me4mh]

Over 5 Minutes of closups of eyes, hands, fingers, faces, guns, eyes again establishing shot, hands moving closer to guns, faces getting freaked, eyes looking left and right quicker and quicker. The tension building up to infinity because we all know all three of them are outstanding at shooting. And all that is being carried by the genious music of one Ennio Morricone. What is there not to love about this piece of art.

[@jakesanders269]

Truth

[@bulldogsbob]

Marvel fans would never like it

[@pepsi-mcrib]

@@bulldogsbob What has Marvel to do with this? This is a western, Marvel movies ain't. It's like saying "Matrix" fans won't like "Sophie's Choice". Apples n oranges, pal.

[@bulldogsbob]

@@pepsi-mcrib Marvel fans would never like this film because it is not a roller coaster ride.

[@pepsi-mcrib]

@@bulldogsbob Of course it is. Just like any roller coaster ride, this movie has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

[@gabrielc.martel4386]

I am still in awe of this film in 2019, people must have shat their pants when this came out in 1966

[@TMthe33rd]

Unfortunately, people in the 60s has different kind of opinion about the movie

[@Stei_n]

Nah the critics didn't like it cuz it was an Italian western. Stupid really

[@leperddion7614]

Lol. People back then didnt like these type of movies. Scarface when it came out was received horrible. But time heals everything.

[@gabrielc.martel4386]

Leperd Dion but it made a ton of money didnt it?

[@Stei_n]

@@gabrielc.martel4386 Yeah it made a lot of money but was not very well received by the critics so I guess the audience loved it

[@pavaomrazek]

Everything about this film is apsolute perfection. The scenes, the actors, the music, the environment

[@iAmTheFoeOfInhumans]

When Clint Eastwood flips over his pancho, u know bodies are gonna drop.

[@ДенисСиницын-ю7щ]

Yeah... You know... Because he shoots first...

[@mitsi8826]

thegrandfinale2 he gets that from the dead soldier from the previous scene

[@lorenzolightfoot1788]

Oh yeah.

[@AceofKnaves1966]

thegrandfinale2 have you not seen this movie?

[@jaheemblake1330]

Factz

[@NormalJinx]

Nothing is rushed. It takes exactly as long as it needs to, the music takes you every step of the way, the camera brings you in. When suddenly the music cuts out, you think it'll happen, .... it hasn't even started. You can return to this scene 10 times, a 100 times, and it still remains sheer perfection in every beat.

[@JasonVoorheeTalkShow]

A musical journey like that in a movie is so underrated. Sometimes the movie just has to chill and let the soundtrack do the work.

[@DarkflameEmperor]

I love that the music being written before the film was, err, filmed, added to the film. The actors listened to the music on set as they acted, so the pacing with some of the scenes is perfect. Also might be why some scenes are way too drawn out in the beginning. They crafted the film to the music. A unique method of film-crafting.

[@RNJuiceable]

I did not know this, very cool comment. I need to read more about how they made this movie, especially the languages used. It seems like there's a mix of English and Italian throughout

[@cosmincoco3679]

smart ppl heard of multiplayer games not how do norths multiply?

[@trevordillon1921]

You’re entirely correct. I still want someone to edit the song into a loop, and use the cuts to turn the scene into a loop, and run it for 10 hours.

[@daltongregson3334]

Best part about this scene is that even if Angel Eyes killed Blondie. He wouldnt know what to do with a blank rock

[@psychobillynumbnuts1]

I'm pretty sure he's smart enough to dig the next grave over named Unknown

[@TheFirstCurse1]

I don't know. He wrote nothing for a reason. But me personally, I'd pick it up and be looking for an unmarked grave. Not one that said unknown.

[@somebody7130]

@@TheFirstCurse1 Well that's cause you watched the movie.

[@a.hollins8691]

Just dig up every grave. It might take a month but you're set for life.

[@TheFirstCurse1]

@@a.hollins8691 True

[@maxinehulme2009]

Absolutely magnificent…no one can make a movie with such intensity as Sergio Leone..Eli Wallach should have received an Oscar for his performance, scene stealer every time. To put these three great actors together in one movie was pure genius.

[@justinhancock235]

One of those cases where a side character steals the show from the main cast. Love Wallach's performance and the homage to him in John Wick 3.

[@Mancada100]

Every other film director: "For the grand finale we are spending millions in a massive exotic scenario with hundred of extras, expensive CGI, explosions and lasers!!" Sergio Leone: "I will put three guys staring at each other in silence"

[@eugeemz]

Chad

[@MinhNguyen-ps8lo]

@@eugeemz a legend

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

To be fair it has a really epic final music

[@alexanderlindner5808]

Not exactly, he had 5000 people build a fake cemetery in 3 days.

[@dehu3010]

That's what had happen to the climax of Pacific Rim: Uprising. Nevertheless, this movie is pretty epic.

[@ziziessal7ie103]

I love the symbols in this scene! The "heavenly" trumpet in the music. The "battle arena" surrounded by the dead "spectators" watching. And the duel itself is about life and dead, so the cemetery is the perfect place for that!

[@Kunsoo1024]

The dead and the ravens as witnesses to the final battle between the forces of Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory. The raven sounds at the music break were real by the way.

[@ziziessal7ie103]

@@Kunsoo1024 yes, you are right😉

[@jrbleau]

The music box chimes from A Few Dollars More...

[@christopherpaz5063]

Serio my levas chale batos....... En aerio

[@riccardoalcaro8483]

basically no words and no action in the 10 minutes long finale of a 3h long movie. And yet you can watch this over and over again and never tire of it. How many could pull that off?

[@MM-ou8ed]

Musical score takes over the dialog thus no words are necessary. A masterpiece under every aspect. Master Morricone is epic!

[@elephant35e]

@Martin Persson I really want to watch Chernobyl! Hope to get HBO sometime after school's over!

[@geordiejones5618]

Sergio, Kubrick and Coppola blow me away with how much they communicated in any given scene. The slow shots, the quick pans and the perfect music here make for some amazing "action" despite no shots being fired for most of the scene. You're really made to feel everything these characters are feeling. Its an epic conclusion to an epic film.

[@dixi936]

it's the genius of Sergio Leone to give so much life to a scene without a single line of dialogues !

[@matthewlipinski6844]

Great western movie. Rip Lee Van Cleef and Rip Eli Wallach. Clint Eastwood over 90 years old and still active. Don't mess with Clint Eastwood. Thanks for posting this.

[@vanpiisu88]

RIP Ennio Morricone, the legend :(.... There is no one else like him. His beautiful music will live on forever. He brought so much beauty to the movies, none of these scenes would be so memorable without his music. This will forever be one of the greatest endings to a movie and one reason is Ennio.

[@samisatlacc7736]

Hear Hear! Grand Master Of The Order as far as I'm concerned. RIP Great One

[@at6686]

Yup. People say jaws is the best movie score ever. I vote for this.

[@rockoperajon]

This scene in particular works so well because the music was recorded first, then the scene was shot to work in time with the score. Not unheard of, but very uncommon. The music really is what makes such a simple scene one of the best in cinematic history.

[@imverycool2725]

Hi Arthur

[@burntcocaine5794]

Arthur

[@dlaird8]

Lee Van Cleef was just so damn good in these movies. His eyes are phenomenal.

[@TucsonDude]

Didn’t he start life as an accountant?

[@Suedetussy]

Yes, definitely no over-acting. He acted only with his eyes. Intense!

[@mjpraetorian4386]

And was a WW2 vet Apparently. He served in the navy as a radar man 2nd class I believe

[@kevinswihart6867]

Angel eyes !

[@christianlamb3911]

You could say his eyes were “angelic”

[@Janlvka]

Sergio Leone, an Italian who taught westerns to Americans

[@bornineastsa7370]

In realtà Leone ha descritto il Mezzogiorno attraverso il West. Tutta la trilogia del dollaro è impregnata delle tematiche verghiane.

[@warriorsrule9350]

Dude...You owned America with this comment. And I am an American.

[@badmoose01]

I’ve never been so mad at a comment that I totally agree with.

[@kevinbautsch]

Greatest gift from Italy. Thank you Sergio Leone.

[@elicentric]

Kevin Bautsch You think THIS is the greatest gift from Italy?! pizza

[@ivarkleppa6766]

This is, without a doubt, the greatest scene in cinema

[@estebanmiguel6019]

I agree. I’ve watched this movie at least 25 times. I’ll be showing it to my grandson when he’s 10 or so.

[@carlosalvi1130]

What I would give to watch this movie with my old man one more time.

[@haverhill9]

Agree

[@JD.Knight]

I watched this with my dad last night...didnt see the significance in it till i read your comment. Cherish the moments.

[@ericsbuds]

me too man. me too.

[@cocob0l0]

Carlo Salvi I feel for you. I wouldn’t wish the death of a parent on my worst enemy. If you believe in heaven or something like that, hopefully you two will be together again and watch this movie over and over again until the end of time.

[@Mechanix04]

Couldn't agree more with you...

[@ghettohouseinla]

70% of the move: awesomeness 20% of the move: Tuco looking for the grave 10% of the movie: the final standoff

[@gramplegust5115]

LOL I forgot how amazingly long the Tuco looking for the grave bit was! It was like a KZbin poop. Someone should make a ten hour loop

[@rockoperajon]

Tyler Barton pretty much. Even the longest scenes of not much happening are great because of the amazing music played over them.

[@matejpolak7431]

No 10% are metallica fans

[@will_mcdermott]

The other percent are bad parts of the movie.

[@will_mcdermott]

Tyler Barton exactly

[@miken8415]

As much as everyone talks about the main theme and Ecstacy of Gold, this song is my favorite from this movie. R.I.P. Ennio Morricone

[@cadeschumacher3519]

I’m going to be honest with you, I completely agree

[@thebeansinthebackofyourfridge9]

If you guys want to know, the song is called “the trio”

[@ysean1]

@@thebeansinthebackofyourfridge9 you saved my life

[@thebeansinthebackofyourfridge9]

;)

[@alexlittle1554]

i agree, plus its better (somehow) on the album as there is an additional trumpet solo at the bit when just before they shoot

[@almasriahmad81]

The movie is a master piece in deed, three of them have made it so perfect. But guys the end seen ,the music, the post, the script ..wow I dont think there is a better way than this. Amazing 👏 👏 👏

[@ghostdog1521]

At 7:06 you can see Lee Van Cleef’s mutilated middle finger. Despite fan theories of him losing it in a bar fight or car crash, he actually lost it building a doll house for his daughter.

[@SteppingRaven56]

also according to Wiki, he refused to have his nose fixed for "High Noon" and was relegated to a non speaking part as a result. Still had a great long run.. and you can see his epitaph online too, "Best of the Bad" !

[@Mike_AR_15]

Brenda Thom, "High Noon" is a classic, one of my favorite movies, yes his grave marker reads "Best of the Bad", once in a while I visit his resting place, I always bring him a gift, I filmed a video there, "GLOCK 19 VISITING LEE VAN CLEEF'S GRAVE" it is on my channel.

[@SteppingRaven56]

@@Mike_AR_15 thank you, that's awesome.

[@darrenheadrick3669]

Yes, but I'll bet you that's one tough doll house. Winder if his daughter still has it. For sentimental value.

[@jerrysmelley9320]

i never realized his finger after watching this movie and video a thousand times wow very intersting

[@harrisonmccartney4878]

Simply the greatest scene ever filmed in cinema history. This is one of those moments that could only be captured by the medium of film. You couldn't build this tension in a book or other storytelling method, it HAD to be shot on camera and presented this way for the scene to convey every emotion, every minute detail. The music, the wide shots, the closeups, everything comes together to create this binding moment that summarizes what the entire movie is trying to say. It's this moment that captures the full scope of the importance of film and the significance of the way it can be utilized to tell stories like no other medium can. That's why this is the greatest scene ever filmed, because it shows that cinema can do something that no other storytelling method can.

[@festenzurius7454]

Certain videogames can do the same but they're pretty similar to movies considering cutscenes exist. But yeah I agree, nothing else can really match this.

[@zenna4474]

You absolutely could build this kind of tension in a book, you would just do it in a completely different way. The way in which this movie does it is wholly unique to the film medium though.

[@Cryptik_Midas]

Nice essay A+ (Jokes aside your right)

[@jimc6154]

Ever read a page turning book? I get what you said. This scene is awesome. However, reading a book is just as tense, and sometimes you have to put the book down, take a breath, pause.. Movies don’t allow that.. But as far as scenes go, you are spot on.

[@grumpysorc3744]

I agree that in such scenes cinema shows its uniqueness, but the words "greatest ever" devalue art. It's not a Guinness book. Don't get me wrong, I adore that standoff, its tension, eyes & hands close-up, everything you listed above, but there are many great movie scenes we can't compare with each other because of the different genres, meanings and emotions. I don't know... from Seven Samurai's flag hoisting to Barry Lyndon's card game seduction, from Potemkin's Odessa steps to Pulp Fiction's dance. Too different to compare.

[@HybridSpektar]

It's funny because Blondie had no reason to be concerned about Tuco. Because his gun was empty the whole time. He only had to draw before Angel Eyes.

[@adamnugent2137]

yes. meanwhile, angel eyes had to worry about drawing on two guys! lol.

[@xbalanquebronze3171]

It’s nice that Tuco aimed at Angel eyes though

[@RW4X4X3006]

Blondie always knew he couldn't work with Angel Eyes, or dare turn his back on him. Tuco, he could outwit. When Blondie taunts Tuco during the standoff with a wink - That's the moment when Angel Eyes really starts to sweat. If he moves on Tuco, Blondie has him. If he moves on Blondie, Tuco has him. If he throws his hands up and backs out - They'll both move on him. Can't have a snake tracking and ambushing them later

[@cellperfecto421]

Angel Eyes was starting to suspect that something was wrong, so Blondie looked back at Tuco to appear that he was going against both.

[@unddd8284]

@@adamnugent2137 he didn’t complain though lol

[@carbonjohnson6414]

I love at around 4:25 when the horns peak, the shot zooms out to show the three of them standing in that circle. It's like they're three gladiators in an old coliseum about to fight to the death, surrounded by a audience of dead men in their graves, just watching.

[@brettr7970]

"It's like they're three gladiators in an old coliseum about to fight to the death, surrounded by a audience of dead men in their graves, just watching" Beautiful words. I wonder if that is just what Sergio Leone had in his mind.

[@PrimalElf]

One of the greatest movies of all time One of the greatest endings of all time One of the greatest soundtracks of all time One of the greatest characters of all time Thank you Sergio leone rest in peace Thank you Ennio Morricone rest in peace Thank you Clint Eastwood rise and shine

[@seanchukwuezi3079]

Also Eli wallach and Lee van cleef both for doing such a tremendous jobs portraying loveable despicable villains

[@PrimalElf]

@@seanchukwuezi3079 yes!!!

[@kal-el8402]

I m pretty suprised how you not wrote Lee Van Cleef (The Bad) And Eli Wallach (The Ugly) sadly we lost them too

[@PrimalElf]

@@kal-el8402 I haven't forgotten about them. One of the greatest characters

[@seven_eleven87]

Now you can say 'Thank you Clint East Wood rest in peace' coz he's dead as a Dodo.

[@joseywales1439]

6:37 Angel Eyes' fingers inch towards his gun. Blondie glances his way. Angel Eyes' fingers inch away from his gun.

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

Wow the details

[@joelwilcox5424]

its like he knows he's a better shot.

[@theprogrammer32]

nice catch

[@chazymondo7766]

That eye of yours 👍🏻

[@leeenfield4018]

Lee Van Cleef is missing the end of his middle finger @7:05 He lost it in some kind of accident.

[@MrGilRoland]

Tuco is so focused, but he is the only one with an unloaded gun 😂

[@s0012823]

I would call that not focused, but afraid.

[@Kublika0478]

it makes sense for him to be known as "the ugly"

[@trevertravis8963]

But he doesn’t know it’s unloaded.

[@MrGilRoland]

@@trevertravis8963 But we do 😅

[@theexcaliburone5933]

@@s0012823 he’s just… vigilant

[@lol0ajo]

fun fact: Leone couldn’t get a prop skeleton to look the way he wanted it to look on film. He said he wish they could get a real skeleton, so set decorator Carlo Leva found out that a lady in Madrid had a real skeleton for hire. It was her mother's (who in life had been an actress) skeleton and before she died, she expressed the wish that her skeleton should be used in movies, so that her acting career could continue after death. Leva rented the skeleton and it is her real skeleton you see in the grave of Arch Stanton

[@SevenOf9-Seven]

Always loved how it is lying in the box silently screaming

[@SysysEyew]

Is this real?

[@Boudica234]

No one slides into a grave like Lee Van Cleef. Epic style points.

[@finnISHY]

Lee van queef 😘😌😏💨

[@boysipo]

Lê văn clề

[@1withgod502]

Bad guys are good at dying

[@reubprue8602]

He gave us 30 years of great movies even though he died young at 64. He is missed and so are them years.

[@edwardx4979]

That's what you call AWESOME acting! He didn't even need a stuntman... 😝

[@the.unknown]

after almost 3 hours of watching them overwhelmingly searching for the gold, it all comes down to this: the ecstasy of gold. what a masterpiece.

[@milliardopeacecraft1755]

3:15 for the director's cut

[@Mibit911]

The ecstacy of gold is actually the song that plays when tuck runs around all the Graves. This song is called the trio which I much prefer

[@rosebyanyname]

words cannot express how much I love Eli Wallach. his eyes say absolutely everything

[@minamisamad3120]

Yes yes yes 100% agree his acting is superior! Tuco is alive, he is a real person

[@SStupendous]

past tense, the guy died a while ago

[@rolandkee335]

June 24, 2014 (aged 98)

[@fifoufifou5931]

the best actor in this film tuco 💙

[@nhmooytis7058]

Now they’d cancel him for being a Jew playing a Mexican.

[@hicksdan]

Hands-down greatest movie ever made especially the bridge scene, then the dying soldier scene, the ecstasy of gold scene, then the final standoff absolutely EPIC. Moves me every time.

[@MarcusAurelius21]

A Fistful Of Dollars Belongs To Clint. For A Few Dollars More Belongs To Lee Van Cleef. The Good The Bad & The Ugly Belongs To Eli Wallach.

[@diego_villena]

Uncontroversial

[@maciek8159]

And once upon a time in the west belongs to Charles Bronson

[@itzheraldo]

@@maciek8159 that's not dollars Trilogy

[@sweetparrot512]

I agree but I have still to watch' a fistful of dollars n decide'

[@kuromifytheworld008]

Why Were You Typing Like This, Isn’t That More Tiring To Capitalize Every First Letter Of Each Word?

[@alicesmith2866]

My Dad who is 97, is in a home now. I take my iPad in and he watches and listens to the movies and soundtrack. Absolutely Brilliant!

[@CHRISANDREOU4199]

That's so sweet Alice you are a beautiful person 💕

[@TheWaynos73]

I love it at 5:10 when Ennio’s music stops and you hear the crows who are impatient for their dinner. They know death is imminent.

[@TypicalIndian1981]

Yes I love the movie detail such a great movie

[@jordcarter2359]

You could watch this scene a hundred times and still see something new. Truly is a one of a kind masterpiece. I wonder if the cast and crew knew at the time they were making pure gold!?

[@LRM5195]

Apparently Clint didn’t like a lot of Sergio’s style of directing. Said he dragged scenes out for too long. Respect to Clint, but he never came close to making a masterpiece like this on his own. I love High Plains Drifter and Unforgiven, and they work well, but yeah…nothing touched this.

[@juhaj.5616]

Cast and the crew maybe did not. Interesting question. Sergio and Ennio sure did.

[@fernandomaron87]

Appearantly Clint and Eli were just there to collect a paycheck. They couldn't speak italian or spanish and just couldn't wait to get over with it.

[@rejvaik00]

No they really didn't This movie was bashed and disliked by audiences and critics alike upon release They called it derivative, a collection of overplayed western cliches and a movie that showed how foreigners didn't understand what American old West culture was about It took a very long time before public perception swung back around the other way and praise finally started to be given and it turned into a masterpiece

[@megalon73]

This movie is the Ultimate Western movie of all time. The title,The characters,The story and the score Everything about it is perfect about this movie and it still hard to beat. RIP Sergio Leone,Lee Van Cleef,Eli Wallach and now Ennio Morricone. This movie you guys made is forever...Iconic!

[@AsuraQin]

Now Clints the only one left standing

[@Ruger34]

Easily a top 5 movie of all time, its right up their with Shawshank and Godfather to me on overall story, in my opinion is more entertaining then The Godfather and tied with Shawshank, either way this is a movie that will never be out done no western will ever have the same impact

[@mexicantacos1578]

Damn clint Eastwood didn't need use his dead eye on him

[@malachi1767]

Mexican Tacos15 which is crazy too cuz the amount he smokes in this movie makes you think his deadeye is full. Lmao

[@mexicantacos1578]

@@malachi1767 nah lmfao he still didnt wanted waste his dead eye on a mexican

[@thebadwolf3088]

@@malachi1767 LMAO

[@maxresdefault7047]

@@malachi1767 He should be all out of stamina, whats his secret ?

[@georgebrown9026]

He was out of tonic lol

[@Dr_Lad]

*I only saw this movie today. Oh my god, what a masterpiece!*

[@bingobongo781]

Where can I watch it? Netflix, Hulu, or anything else?

[@Dr_Lad]

@@bingobongo781 i watched it on youtube

[@footballnotsooccer600]

@@Dr_Lad All this years and you watched this masterpiece lately? Anyways at least you have watched it. One of my all time favourites have watched since i was a kid until this day it still send shivers down my spine

[@leed4162]

@@bingobongo781 Netflix in us

[@warriorsrule9350]

Were you born in the 2000s?

[@Matan4]

I swear Clint Eastwood is the coolest actor to ever live. It's not even close. He doesn't need muscles. He doesn't need superpowers. He just appears on screen and you know he's "the guy". And he doesn't even have to try Through acting and directing he's brought joy into more lives than he could ever imagine. Legend

[@The-Dyland]

When your girlfriend says “Daddy pass the salt” and you, her dad and brother reach for it.

[@Tiananmen_Square_]

Haha oh nooo lol

[@The-Dyland]

(This isn’t my joke btw. I saw it somewhere else)

[@hanklesacks]

😂

[@dvsvflood2466]

Daddy is a pretty nice title, we're gonna have to earn it.

[@tminus-6152]

How?

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

The fact that three guys staring at each other for six minutes has more tension, meaning, and is a far more intense climax than million dollar CGI fests is both a testament to Sergio Leone's directing abilities and the slow decline of cinema as an art form.

[@stefanoruggeri100]

I can only agree.

[@Deather2012]

Man I hate this unnecessary diss of cgi, it only opened the possibilities to many greater stories, cinema can still be an art and use cgi to accomplish things that weren’t possible before, it’s always up to the director to deliver

[@rikk319]

@@Deather2012 Yeah, comparing a CGI adventure/action/superhero/sci-fi film to a spaghetti western is like comparing a Rembrandt painting to a Tchaikovsky ballet...they have nothing to do with one another.

[@Deather2012]

@@rikk319 I'm failling to see in which exact part did I ever compared The Good, The Bad and the Ugly with a CGI adventure/action/superhero/sci-fi film like at all.... I'm saying that just because a movie uses CGI it doesn't means that it can't be better than "cult" film with practical effects from 50 years ago, what makes a movie good is the plot and direction, and CGI opened many possibilities for storytelling that weren't possible before

[@rikk319]

@@Deather2012 I was agreeing with you.

[@sayanchatterjee355]

I love how Tuco was also going to shoot Angel Eyes. In spite of being this devious, greedy rascal and criminal throughout the movie that cares for no one but himself, he trusted Blondie.

[@juliobrian4757]

Well to be fair...this was more of revenge for what Angel Eyes did to his at the POW Camp...

[@smileysatanson3404]

@@leonrififi3543 yeah, i think he figured blondie would go after angel eyes too so he was sure he wouldnt be shot at by blondie, he's more clever than one would expect considering he lived for so long

[@JBags72]

I’ve watched this favorite film of mine countless times and I always feel the same upon its completion..a masterpiece! Villains and antiheroes, Morricone’s score (The Trio) combined with Leone’s wide and close shots make the Mexican standoff at Sad Hill one of cinema’s finest moments. grazie Sergio! 🇮🇹 💪🏻

[@merclb56]

How is this film not in the National Film Registry?????, its clearly "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"

[@SwiftyEmpire]

Ummmm, it is?

[@EmbeddedWithin]

and*

[@DandifiedToe]

I think the movie has to be made in the US or co produced or produced by an American to be in the national film registry if you are talking about the US film registry

[@fatimazz]

Agreed

[@zeeboss7553]

@@SwiftyEmpire it is

[@risavsahu4666]

I have watched this showdown so many times over the years that I think I've figured out the story even in between the stare-downs. Exactly at 6:54 Blondie looks over to Tuco and wittingly strikes a little 'smile' and a nod as if trying to reassure Tuco that he'll not shoot him, or in the least he's trying to convey that he's on Tuco's side. Angel Eyes notices this interaction and looks over to Tuco and back towards Blondie in suspicion. Tuco on the other hand, before Blondie struck that smile/nod at him even he looked tensed up trying to figure out who to shoot at (Angel Eyes or Blondie). But after Blondie gives that sign, you'll notice Tuco's expression suddenly changes from tensed to somewhat more comfortable and he seems more focused on Angel Eyes. Now Angel Eyes is still suspicious but not entirely sure if Blondie and Tuco have silently joined forces so he's becoming more tensed and constantly looking at both Blondie and Tuco. Now at 7:22 Angel Eyes takes one final good look at Tuco and that's when Tuco gives away the ruse. Tuco's eyes fixate on him and his eyebrows loosen upwards almost as if to say "Yeahhh you are toast now old friend!!". This is where Angel Eyes realizes he's marked for death and loses his cool entirely. That's why he goes to fire first knowing that the only chance he has at living is if he shoots first. The rest is... history.

[@eldritch1174]

Wow

[@jackleavens1661]

Risav Sahu good analysis my friend.

[@DrTeaBag]

honestly...wow. You just love this movie, like i do. Greetings from germany

[@zerombr]

great dissection of the scene

[@ohadsd]

There is more to it than that: At the beginning of the scene Angel Eyes gets the jump on Tuco and Blondie. Blondie needs to get the upper hand once again so he manipulates them all into a situation where he has all the advantage. He comes up with what seems like a fair game where the winner of this standoff gets the money. However, he is the only one who knows the location of the money and he can't be trusted to have written it down on the rock (which he never did). Therefore, Tuco and Angel Eyes can't risk shooting him and he knows it. Further than that, Blondie emptied Tuco's pistol and knows he's not a threat. Blondie is safe from harm and only needs to shoot Angel Eyes (who can only shoot Tuco) in order to be the only man left with a loaded gun, as opposed to someone who digs. Like you said, Tuco and Angel Eyes are staring back and forth, trying to figure out a way to win but from Blondie's perspective the game was rigged from the start.

[@xcalabur18]

Leone and Morricone do more in 3 minutes than most do in an entire film, let alone in an entire career.

[@jovanbregu2057]

Is just genius work

[@ashis009]

2:28 to 8:36 - not a single dialogue ... yet almost everything expressed. Gold! Never get bored of this.

[@enricoaimola]

There's two kinds of people: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.

[@Christ_the_only_way]

I don’t

[@kcgaming0017]

@@Christ_the_only_way yeah cause you're the one whose coffin is being dug up.

[@Armored_Muskrat]

I would like your comment, but 308 likes is too perfect for the topic. ;)

[@juseuc]

The rewatchability of this scene tends to infinity

[@abqram1]

My Dad’s favorite movie! He passed in 2004, and I watch it in every year his honor. And yes, it gets better with each viewing.

[@dead5724]

So beautiful man

[@spookydonutghosthouse]

Im so sorry for your losse

[@koin799]

My dads too

[@thesoldier8477]

Just three men living in the moment, not a cellphone in sight.

[@idlear2666]

I saw this film for the first time the other day. Weighed against all the over-produced CGI action filling the cinemas these days, this is pure gold. Take notes aspiring directors: This is how you build tension, this is how you make me sit at the edge of my seat for a staring contest. And, of course, that roaring trumpet and those pulsing strings are what complete it. Pure chills.

[@sm0k3y56]

I love Sergio Leone for that same reason. No other director knows how to build tension and make that very same tension snap hard like he could.

[@jeromecollins4197]

Blondie is forever the Good, $200,000 to be split by two dubious partners. Too bad Tuco you'll have to take the busted bag.😁

[@datamgamer1094]

This is not a scene This is A MASTERPEICE

[@whatthefuck9703]

But this is a scene

[@ledezmacinema6675]

Wrong Master scene

[@laf4891]

Indeed

[@g.panitikan1929]

I do not know if there is something wrong with me but I really love Angel Eyes, maybe because Lee Van Cleef's portrayal of a villain is just perfect.

[@akshayratan4793]

Why do think there's something wrong with u for loving a character lol... and not just any character but LEE VAN CLEEF as Angel eyes!!

[@g.panitikan1929]

@@akshayratan4793 yeah its lee van cleef ❤️🔥😎

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Lee Van Cleef had those perfect soul piercing eyes that were just perfect for villains but he could play great good guys in westerns like Sabata and The Grand Duel

[@AndreaBorto]

Van cleef was an hell of an actor

[@sandeepsreehari9188]

That's true. Angel Eyes is my favourite character in this movie too. His piercing stare when he interrogates Stevens, his sinister laugh after he brutally murders Baker, his coldness when Tuco was getting beaten up by Wallace and crack a joke about his digestion etc. He was born to play this role.

[@changbeerbeer]

I remember as a boy my father picking this out for us to watch in the school holidays together, I must have watched I so many times in my life since then! A long watch but always worth it! ❤ casting and music so iconic!

[@rickyal590]

"You see, in this world there are two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig...". One of the best lines in film history.

[@bobdonovan34]

If the movie theaters brought this back to the big screen I bet they would sell a lot of tickets.

[@Conspiracy515]

For real bro. They should do a limited screening of it. I'd love to watch it on a theater screen.

[@johnnyappleseed4930]

Or a remake of it would be nice.

[@bobdonovan34]

@@johnnyappleseed4930 His son is a spitting image of him. If he did a western it would be a smash.

[@hypn0298]

JohnnyAppleSeed 49 no, the original please. We don’t need any more shitty remakes.

[@hckingking]

@@johnnyappleseed4930 no more fucking remakes. We have enough butchered remakes of already amazing movies. The only movies that should be remade are bad movies.

[@nannio]

This is literally the greatest movie ending of all time

[@binghamguevara6814]

2001? Usual Suspects?

[@generalmaddox8389]

Bingham Guevara no I’m pretty sure this is it

[@TMthe33rd]

Jaws ending was great, obviously not this level of great But i still think both of them has the same level of suspense

[@milosvasin]

Blade Runner (1982) is the best, this is probably the 2nd best.

[@Felipe-hi9el]

Concordo plenamente

[@stuartcant7119]

Sergio Leone truly was a master of his craft. Such a simple concept but what a dramatic and iconic scene. Amplified by the wonderful score from Ennio Morricone.

[@Dagger_323]

In my opinion this scene has the greatest piece of music ever composed for a film, bar none.

[@samuelward1148]

Agreed!

[@docsmithdc]

Yes !!!!

[@jimpickard3850]

If you include the previous 'Ecstasy of Gold' sequence I would agree with you.

[@docsmithdc]

Yes.The two back to back was overwhelming.Masterful.@@jimpickard3850

[@jufrabappa]

@@docsmithdc amen!!!!!!!!

[@ssj2sanjifanboy068]

I can’t even begin to describe the feelings I get when Angel Eyes throws the shovel and his theme plays at 00:59, followed by the looks they give him immediately afterwards! It’s pure cinematic magic and beauty at work! I love this movie!

[@sandeepsreehari4687]

That's true. And notice how a grim music on an organ plays as soon as the shovel is shown.

[@chrisvantaylor718]

Listen to 505

[@keeganwoodward1952]

“I’m going back to 505”

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

He looks so evil too

[@ChazzDamon7234]

Nearly 55 years later and this is the greatest ending to a movie I’ve ever seen.

[@Yogi-Megan]

What a magical tune. That guitar riff is just out of the world and then follows them trumpets.... Bloody hell man Ennio is a Genius. Thank you for your contribution to the world.

[@smoldragon339]

This will always be one of the greatest scenes in film, in my opinion. The amount of information that's being conveyed without a single word, and with almost no movement, is amazing.

[@wooarc]

thats actually something i never really think about, ofcourse the music and cinematography is perfect but I never tend to think about the lack of dialogue

[@smoldragon339]

@@wooarc And that's the brilliance of it. So much of the characters' thoughts are being communicated to each other (and the audience) through small eye movements and slight hand movements that you don't even notice that there's been no dialogue for several minutes.

[@SERGIO-cr6uy]

depite being a huge fan of Clint Eastwood, for me the best actor was Eli Wallach (Tuco). he really stole the show, without him, the movie wouldn't have been the same.

[@skeletonentertainment4201]

Tuco was such an amazing and likeable character even tho he's one giant dirtbag

[@joey0077d]

Plus he wasn’t even a real Mexican. But played one brilliant!!!

[@pault1964]

All the films were filmed in Spain with Spanish actors apart from the leads

[@lol3367]

Mexican American here. I thought Eli Wallach was a real Mexican because of how convincing he is in the movie. He’s my favorite in the film and makes it great

[@jimmyarmijo792]

It took me years to realise, most of movie was about Tuco.

[@OrdonWolf]

What I love about films with such attention to detail is that you always notice something new when rewatching. It took me quite some to really see how great the characters' mindgames are. Blondie is the only one that knows that Tuco's gun is empty. Tuco is the only one paying equal attention to both duelists as he doesn't trust either. He readies for a shot, but Angel Eyes sees him and this scares Tuco since he doesn't know whom to shoot first. Angel Eyes considers Blondie the biggest threat, so he readies to shoot him first while keeping Tuco in check, but Blondie looks at him and he brings his hand back. Wanting to catch him by surprise, he shifts his eyes to Tuco. Realising that Angel is just waiting for an opening and isn't actually aiming for Tuco, Blondie feings interest in Tuco. He looks at him intensely and eventually Tuco fixes his eyes on Blondie as he is tricked into expecting his betrayal. The two stare at each other while Angel's attention is divided between Tuco and Blondie. He tries again to shoot Blondie while he's not looking his way, but Tuco grows more and more scared until he finally averts his gaze. Thinking that Tuco unexpectedly switched target and is going to shoot, Angel panics and draws. Tuco, who was already watching Angel, reacts immediately. As soon as he does, Blondie shoots. He didn't even need to avert his eyes from Tuco to hit. Because the whole time he was the only one who knew whom to shoot. And of course he used Tuco to his advantage like he always had.

[@BlueSpirit422]

Wow

[@BlueSpirit422]

Watched it again... wow

[@OrdonWolf]

I have no idea how I managed to misspell that not one, not two, but SIX times. I'm better than that. I think. :/

[@douglasgiarletti7910]

I had noticed that too.

[@marcdewey3848]

OrdonWolf ...Also did anyone notice at 7:03 Angel eyes gun is a black powder cap and ball pistol,but he had center fire bullits on his gun belt.

[@paulgraham6316]

I could watch this over and over again and never tire of it. My all-time favourite movie moment. The suspense that Leoneh creates without a single word spoken is incredible. And Morricone's music is equally spell-binding. Sheer genius!

[@snoozysleeps9518]

Imagine being deaf and having to watch this in subtitles...

[@ifalone]

imagine being blind and watching this i- oh wait they cant watch

[@TheRedArrowExpress]

@@ifalone But they can hear this epic soundtrack.

[@shitboi4138]

Snoozy Sleeps Plot twist: There are no subtitles.

[@JokerScars69]

Imagine not having a head and trying to watch this

[@jackfrancis5238]

@@JokerScars69 Imagine not having a nose and being in a coma...and trying to watch this

[@DrFoxhound]

Imagine watching this masterpiece in theaters, and suddenly the score kicks in. Knowing you’re witnessing history in the making. Just wow

[@fernandomaron87]

I saw it at the theater with my father in mid 90's at some dusty old cinema which played classic films sometimes. I was a kid and it blew my mind, the movie made me love the western genre.

[@Youboga]

Awesome vibes.

[@DB-qe2ev]

When there’s only one slice of pizza left

[@harveybeardsworth282]

Ahahahahahhaha class

[@andydagreat8539]

Lmao...very true

[@m4nc0o]

Ironic we had a pizza party on Halloween and I was dressed as Clint Eastwood, and I flipped up my poncho just like the movie

[@spongebobsquarepants8403]

@@m4nc0o how to make a ender portal

[@shiroe.xandvrious3139]

*THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY*

[@thomasmarty907]

Im 27 and this is one of the first movies i remember watching! The fact that it is a 60s movie and has such graphic scenes for not having cgi honestly makes it probably my favorite! Plus one of the most memorable lines, you see there are two types of people! Gets me every time😂

[@austinmorrison6953]

No explosions no obnoxious lens flare no shaky hand camera The greatest action scene of all time.

[@grimorio6968]

There are a couple of explosions in this movie... But they serve the plot, not Just for aesthetic

[@KneelB4Bacon]

I also love that the movie takes plenty of time to set up the characters and let us get to know them. Blondie and Tuco don't even find out about the gold until almost an hour into the movie.

[@austinmorrison6953]

@@KneelB4Bacon at times I wish we’d enter a new golden age of cinema...

[@crispydonut_0]

Michael Bay: intense sweating

[@DandifiedToe]

@@austinmorrison6953 shaky cam is acceptable when it actually contributes to the cinematography of the movie. Good examples of good use of shaker cams are saving private Ryan and breaking bad

[@jordang5283]

Little did they know that Blondie just used a Dead Eye tonic.

[@tristansiltanen]

Also refilling that Dead-Eye core at 1:19

[@lorenzolightfoot1788]

Shit I need more tonics man, I can never stay having tonics

[@rtbmb]

legend has it Clint Eastwood survived L U M B A G O

[@nadiaell.3231]

thegrandfinale2 he had one, in A Fistful Of Dollars ;)

[@imamaniax18]

No valerian root??

[@1sttvbn]

The best song on the greatest soundtrack of all time. A masterpiece. Long live Mr. Morricone.

[@zenna4474]

This is a textbook example of a piece of writing advice Quinten Tarantino gave, and I wouldn't be surprised if this is where he learned it. You treat tension like a rubber band, and stretch it as far as humanly possible before it snaps. It's also an example of a philosophy of Sergio Leone, he believed the lead up to action is more interesting than the action itself.

[@oddballsok]

tarantino is not that good..at all..

[@1GmO2]

@@oddballsokso edgy

[@raulbetancourt5795]

I can't disagree with that statement, the tension is what is appreciate even more them the action itself.

[@liamjm9278]

@@oddballsok What a big boy you are.

[@SamuelMills-ez4jo]

​@@oddballsokhater detected, this movie is exactly how Tarantino would make a western movie.