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A Fistful Of Dollars - 1964, directed by Sergio Leone.  

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A Fistful Of Dollars - 1964, directed by Sergio Leone. In the film "A Fistful of Dollars", the lone hero is corrupt. This is similar to the status of the lone hero in many of the so-called "Spaghetti Westerns". The Spaghetti Westerns were filmed in Italy, using Italian actors in all but the leading role, and dubbed with American voices. The Spaghetti Westerns totally changed the face of the Western, as they became more and more violent - and the lone hero became a much more vicious character. When watching "A Fistful of Dollars", the first focused image is the rocky, desert soil. After this, the camera pans and zooms in onto the lone hero and his horse. Heavy symbolism is being used here - that the lone hero is a product of the desert. The mise-en-scene here is great. All that the viewer needs to know in these early stages of...

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