60 years ago, the opening scene of this West was unconscious and we are still talking about it!

For a few more dollars, Western history was marked, Sergio Leone’s talent and style confirmed when running the Western West. But do you remember the opening scene of the movie? Brilliant, cynical and original, he has become a cult of his courage and always his director’s black humor in Watermark.

Here’s how it all starts …

From afar, the rider silently moves forward in the wilderness. The silence of the scene is broken with a relaxed man’s whistle, which realizes that he is close to us, observing the rider at height. The latter continues step -by -step, while the whistles continue. When suddenly, the noise sounds.

This is the noise of Winchester weapons. We do not see it, but there is a danger. The whistle stops. The shot sounds, the rider falls from its mountain that moves. Our whistler was also a weapon. And the credits begin.

Each registration of these credits is evacuated by a shot as if they were released and fired, accompanied by the original theme of the film signed by the composer Ennio Morricon.

Not only a surprising and influential way to make the film, but also its entirely related to its subject, as it tells the story of two bonus hunters for a few more dollars. And how can we get better into their world than to show us cold blood murder and at the slightest risk?

Moreover, for the anecdote, in this sequence the whistle is produced by Sergio Leone himself.

This opening sequence leads to the first scene of the film, at the close distance of the Bible, hiding the look of Colonel Mortimer, a character who is interpreted by Lee Van Clock. For a few more dollars, Sergio Leone’s first great commercial success is noted, and it is because of this success that Americans will start talking about “Western Spaghetti” to name this genre in Italy and realize its influence.