For A Few Dollars More

Clint Eastwood had proven so successful in his first foray into European Westerns with A Fistful of Dollars that a follow up sequel was inevitable. Superbly scripted by Luciano Vincenzoni, featuring an unforgettable alliance between ruthless gun-slingers Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef, For A Few Dollars More tells the tale of a ruthless quest to track down the notorious bandit El Indio played by Gian Maria Volonte. The film is also noted for its array of weaponry, a veritable arsenal of rifles that became so startlingly influential in future westerns. Sergio Leone’s direction is both violent and operatic and Ennio Merricone’s atmospheric score keeps the tension taut as the action moves from jail breaks and hold ups to spectacular gun battles