Yet another Leone film staring Clint Eastwood as the quite hero of the west. After watching Yojimbo then this movie i can clearly see how Kurosawa had a huge influence on Leone. The movie is almost an exact replica of Yojimbo in almost every way. For one both of the movies have two rival families that have a large control over the small town. Also both of the movies show the theme of a hero in a hellish world with Eastwood in one and Sanjuro in the other. Both of the heroes are out to get as much money from the rival families as they can, and both show compassion for the family that was torn apart, by reuniting them. Since this was the first of the no name man series of Leone, several of his techniques are still being tweaked. One thing that is very similar is how he executes his shoot out scenes. With a combination of close ups, ground level shots, and suspenseful music to create an intense shoot out scene. Another thing i noticed about Leone's films in general is his inventive gun fights. In A Fist Full of Dollars Clint Eastwood character creates the bullet proof vest which is unbelieveable to the other men. In For a Few Dollars More one of the characters has a gun that pops out of his sleeve.
Final Duel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiQntJC-Efw
