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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly(1966)
Released
1966 · FILM

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

A vengeful Mexican bandit tracks down a drifter who double-crossed him, forcing the two to join forces when a ruthless mercenary begins hunting them both for a stolen Confederate gold secret.

“For three men the Civil War wasn't hell. It was practice.”

Directed by
Sergio Leone, Fabrizio Gianni
Written by
Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone
Rated
FSK · FSK 16
Runtime
178 min
Language
IT
AdventureDramaWestern

Synopsis

During the Civil War, as the conflict continues between the Union and the Confederacy, three men—a reclusive loner, a cold-blooded hitman, and a Mexican outlaw—travel through the American Southwest in pursuit of a hidden strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 161+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Eugenio AlabisoShot by Tonino Delli ColliScored by Ennio MorriconeDesigned by Carlo SimiSound by Bob LacivitaStunts by Benito Stefanelli

Box Office

1966 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 32× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$38.9M

Budget$1.2M
Worldwide gross$38.9M
break-even (2.5×)

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Versions & cuts

  • 1968, cut· 142 min · 1968
  • 2003 extended English· 179 min · 2003
  • dubbed· 186 min

Also known as

  • Zwei glorreiche Halunkende
  • The Good, the Bad and the Uglyen
  • The Good, The Bad, and the Uglyen
  • El bueno el feo y el maloes
  • Le Bon, la Brute et le Truandfr
  • (new title)Lo bueno, lo malo y lo feo
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • ItalyDec 23, 1966
  • GermanyDec 15, 1967
  • GreeceDec 20, 1967

Production & Distribution

Production companies
Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA)Arturo González Producciones CinematográficasConstantin Film
Distributors
Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA)United Artists
Other companiesInternational Recordings, Eureka Edizioni Musicali, Orchestra Cinefonica Italiana, Tani, Western Costume Company

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