Those who were caught off guard to see Clint Eastwood at the Oscars, translating composer Ennio Morricone's acceptance speech from Italian into English, must have forgotten that Eastwood became a star in "spaghetti Westerns." Those movies, set in the American Wild West but made in Italy and Spain, were not invented by director Sergio Leone, but he was king of the genre. His and Eastwood's first blockbuster was "A Fistful of Dollars" in 1964.
They followed with "For a Few Dollars More" in 1965 and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" in 1966. The movies were filmed in Italian, then dubbed in English, so Eastwood's lip movements were the only ones in sync with the dialogue. "For a Few Dollars More," with a soundtrack by Morricone, plays this week at four area theaters.
Eastwood plays a mysterious drifter with no name, wandering the West looking for an outlaw. The film is 130 minutes and rated R. The film will be shown at Enfield Cinemas today, Showcase Southington on Tuesday, Showcase Orange on Wednesday and Showcase Buckland Hills on May 14.
All screenings are at 1 p.m. Admission is $1 and includes popcorn and a soda.
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