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Also Known As Italian western • western all’italiana

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Once upon a Time in the West
Filming of A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
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Clint Eastwood
American actor and director
Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone
Italian director