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The Good, The — Bad And The Ugly(1966)Eli Wallach, who played "The Ugly," nearly died during filming multiple times, including once from accidentally ingesting acid intended for a stunt. The Trio of Characters It was recorded in Techniscope, giving it an epic cinematic scope that differentiated it from earlier, lower-budget entries in the genre. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly(1966) The story follows three morally ambiguous men in a race to find a hidden cache of $200,000 in Confederate gold. Eli Wallach, who played "The Ugly," nearly died The film is celebrated for Leone’s innovative directing style, which juxtaposed vast, sweeping panoramic shots of desolate landscapes with extreme, tight close-ups of characters' eyes and faces. The film is celebrated for Leone’s innovative directing Played by Lee Van Cleef , a cold, ruthless hitman driven by pure greed. Although set in the American Southwest during the Civil War, the movie was primarily filmed in Spain (notably the AlmerÃa and Burgos regions) and Italy . Played by Clint Eastwood , he is a laconic bounty hunter with a shred of honor but acts largely out of survival and cunning. |