Tonight on TV: If Clint Eastwood is the epitome of the Western, he owes much to this film.

Every week (or almost) you can enjoy the best Clint Eastwood westerns on TV. After the quintessential The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, or more recently Josey Wales Outlaw and A Fistful of Dollars More, it’s time for another great classic to be brought to the small screen.

It’s a movie directed by Sergio Leone, and for a few more dollars, a western he made Clint Eastwood The figure of the seventh art.

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Released in theaters in 1966, this feature film tells the story of two bounty hunters who are determined to be the skin of the same individual: “The Indian.” On the one hand, there is Manko (played Clint Eastwood) and on the other Colonel Douglas Mortimer (played by Lee Van Cleef). But after being challenged in a gun duel that leaves them back-to-back, they realize they’ll have to work together.

And for a few more dollars, Clint becomes a man without a name

The second chapter of the “Dollar” trilogy Sergio Leone, And for a few more dollars did Clint Eastwood Undeniable icon of the West. An icon who never goes outside without a revolver, a poncho and a cowboy hat.

Indeed, after playing a few small roles in film, notably Jack Arnold’s The Creature’s Revenge and Arthur Lubin’s Madame de Coventry, the American crossed paths with some Sergio Leone.

The latter suggests that he becomes “the man with no name”, a lonely anti-hero. Here’s how Clint Eastwood Goes to Italy and takes the leading role in a western For a handful of dollars. He was then hired for the rest of the trilogy.

However, at first the actor was not excited about the idea of ​​wearing the costume again. So when answering the sentence Sergio LeoneHe stated: “I’m going to read the script and make the movie, but please don’t put that cigar in your mouth!”

A small whim that the Italian director responded to : “Impossible Clint is the one playing the lead!” And the least we can say is that Clint Eastwood took it well because And for a few more dollars It became the biggest commercial success in the history of Italian cinema, far ahead of Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita.

And that’s how this western proved all the talent Clint Eastwood And made him a legend…

Tonight on France 3 at 21:05.