Rating: 7 out of 10, one of the seminal movies from my youth. This was the best of what was known as the spaghetti westerns that made Eastwood a star. It was made in Spain with an Italian cast and director. It is also justifiably famous for one of the signature movie scores. Eastwood is so cool as Blondie, the good, as he maneuvers between Wallach, the ugly, and Van Cleef, the bad, to find, literally a buried treasure. Wallach steals most scenes he's in. He looks to be having a whole lot of fun with his character who is almost deliciously evil. The pace is almost ponderous and reminds you how long ago the movie was made. The dubbing of the dialogue is as best as could be done but is still a distraction. The scale is extremely impressive, especially the civil war battle scenes.
MVP: Wallach as Tuco, the ugly, relishing his role as a villain
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