Dollars Trilogy
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The Dollars Trilogy (Italian: Trilogia del dollaro), also known as The Man with No Name Trilogy, refers to the three Italian Spaghetti Westerns starring Clint Eastwood and directed by Sergio Leone:
A Fistful of Dollars is an unofficial remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film Yojimbo starring Toshiro Mifune. Although it was not Leone's intention, the three movies came to be considered a trilogy following the exploits of the same "Man with No Name" (Eastwood, wearing the same clothes and acting with the same mannerisms). The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is usually considered a prequel, since Eastwood's character gradually acquires the clothing he wears in the other two films and because it takes place during the Civil War (1861–1865), whereas the Lee Van Cleef character in For A Few Dollars More appears to be a Confederate veteran who has come down in the world and a graveyard scene in A Fistful of Dollars features a gravestone dated 1873. At least one DVD set titles the set of films "The Man With No Name Trilogy."[1]
Actors who have appeared twice in the trilogy (playing different characters):
The only actors to appear in all three movies besides Eastwood are Mario Brega, Aldo Sambrell, Benito Stefanelli, and Lorenzo Robledo.
Arranger Ennio Morricone provided original music score for the three films.
