The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Italian: Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) is a 1966 Italian epic spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach in the title roles. The screenplay was by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni and Leone, from a story by Vincenzoni and Leone. The widescreen cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli, and Ennio Morricone composed the film score. The film was the third and final entry in Leone's popular "Dollars" trilogy, following A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965). The Tagline for the film was "For Three Men The Civil War Wasn't Hell. It Was Practice!"
Below: The Original United Artists cinema Banner

Below: How The Good, the Bad and the Ugly may have opened when seen in UK cinemas with its original X certificate

(Click below to view the Original Trailer)
               
Below: Rolled reprint of the original British Quad poster 30 x 40

Below: Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Clint Eastwood Lee Van Cleef Original Belgium poster

Below; The Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Spanish original 1 sheet poster

Below: The Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Original German A1 poster

Below: The Good the Bad and the Ugly DVD 2 Disc set Extended Version restored and remastered

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2004 Special Edition DVD 1 sheet poster 

Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 DVD Clint Eastwood stars in the third part of the Leone Trilogy first issue of the extended version with trailer

The Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Original NTSC Video tape from CBS/Fox

Below: The Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Ennio Morricone Extended soundtrack release 2001

This was also released in a collectors edition package by GDM in 2004

Below: The Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Ennio Morricone Original CD soundtrack release

Below: The Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Ennio Morricone Original UK 8 Track Stereo Soundtrack U-3027

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Ennio Morricone Original LP on United Artists

Below: The Good the Bad and the Ugly Ennio Morricone Re-issue UK vinyl LP soundtrack

Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Lobby set x 6 Original French release

Below: The Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Lobby set x 8 UK original Front of House stills

 Below: A close up example of the UK FOH still

Below: The Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Lobby card from original German release

Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Original UK sheet music, illustrated art to front

Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 10 x 8 Press stills x 24 b/w

Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Swedish Original film program

Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 UK Rare original press book with colour art cover

Below: Good the Bad and the Ugly Original UK press Sheet

Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Very rare French 7” record with full picture sleeve

Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Very rare Japanese 7” record with very nice picture insert sleeve

Below: The Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 original French LP on United Artists

Below: Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Very rare original German film program 4 pages

Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 x 3 Diff Original Paperback tie in Novels

Below: This is another version of the paperback which features film images to the cover. I am still looking for this version for my collection.

Below: Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Very rare Radio Spot (30 sec) none were featured on the DVD or Blu-ray

Below: Good the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Original Theatrical Trailer on Super 8mm format (for trailer see top). Many thanks to Dave Worrall for sending me this gem.

Good the Bad and the Ugly 2003 Original Australian card flyer for the restored release

Below: The Original Japanese program for The Good , the Bad and the Ugly sent to me by my very good friend Davy Triumph

Below: Some rare stills and images from around the world:

Below: The very rare Thai release poster

Below: The U.S. Advertising range  One sheet poster

The 40 x 60 poster

The 3 sheet poster

The Insert poster

The U.S. Widow card

The U.S. 6 sheet poster

The U.S. Half Sheet

Below: The U.S. Lobby Set Size 14 x 11

Below: 4 Close up examples of the U.S. Lobby set (Yellow colour is not accurate)

Above: This U.S. Lobby card is a mystery as it not only shows a scene cut from the original theatrical print but was also missing from the newly restored version of the movie.

Below: The U.S. Press book (Cover and Inside)


Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Japanese material

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, 1968). French Grande

Below: The French re-release poster

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, 1968). French press book / synopsis sheet

Below: The Italian Locandina poster (PEA, 1966)

Below: The Italian 2 - Folio (37.5 X 53 inches) (PEA, 1966)

Below: The Italian 4 - Foglio (54. 5 X 77 inches) (PEA, 1966)

Below: The Italian Premiere 24 Sheet (Approx. 105 X 223 inches) (PEA, 1966)

Below An original Good, Bad and Ugly Italian film program from the (PEA, 1966) release
A very rare item which demands a very high price

Below: Another great set of Italian fotobustas






Below: A selection from a wonderful Italian fotobusta set

Below: The original photo used for the above fotobusta 

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (PEA, 1966). Italian fotobusta set of 13

In Europe, the artwork for the dollar trilogy always came good, here are a few more examples of some excellent designs. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, 1968). French Affiche

Below: The (PEA, 1966). Italian 2 foglio used the same design

Below: Another Italian 4 - Folio (55 X 78) design

Below: Another Italian poster (PEA, R-1968). Italian 2 - Fogli

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Titanus, RR-1972). Italian 4 - Fogli

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Titanus, RR-1972). Italian Locandina

Below: The Re-release-1969. Italian 4 - Foglio (55X 78)

Below: The Italian Locandina from the same re-release of 1969

Below; Another Italian locandina from the (PEA, 1968). re-release and the 4 folio poster size 55x78 from the same release

Below: Although this poster is similar in design to the Italian (PEA, 1966) release and the text is clearly in English, it remains unclear to me exactly where this poster originated from, maybe you know?

Below: The Mexican poster design

Below: 7 Original Mexican Lobby cards 14 x 11

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, 1968). Australian One Sheet

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, R-1970s). Australian One Sheet

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, 1969). Australian Post-War Daybill

 Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, R-1970s) Australian Daybill

 Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, R-1970s) Australian Post-War Daybill

Below: Another two versions of the Spanish 1 sheet poster

Below; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Danish 1 sheet poster

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, R-1970s). Danish Poster

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, 1968). Finnish Poster

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (United Artists, 1968). 2 Swedish Inserts

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly International 1 stop 23 x 33

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1970's Re issue UK Quad poster 30x40

Below: A very rare The Good, the Bad and the Ugly / The Bridge at Remagen UK double bill Quad poster - estimated to be from 1969 or 1970. My thanks to Davy Triumph.

Below: The British Quad poster for the release of the restored version of the film, released August 2008

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by JC Richard (Skuzzles, 2014). Numbered Limited Edition Screen Print Poster

Below: A rare version of the Hugo Montenegro LP from the Netherlands 

Below: Three pieces of original promotional artwork 

Below: A few great behind the scenes and deleted scenes photos, The first is a wonderful photo showing Clint's stunt double in action and preparing for the blowing of the bridge sequence.

 Below: An original Variety Trade Ad for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Below: Here’s an ad with a couple of interesting points. Firstly, it is obviously a 1970s re-issue due to the U/A logo style, secondly – I don’t recall ever seeing that particular tagline ever used before – ‘The Greed, violence, deceit and desires of…’ – and lastly, even by the 70s U/A still manages to use a picture of Clint with the prostitute (played by Silvana Bacci) which has never actually been in a theatrical release print… 

Below: An original newspaper ad for an all night show featuring the Dollar trilogy and Hang em High!

Original Reviews
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)
Alternate Titles: Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo
Title: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Running Time: 161 Minutes

In the last and the best installment of his so-called "Dollars" trilogy of Sergio Leone-directed "spaghetti westerns," Clint Eastwood reprised the role of a taciturn, enigmatic loner.

Here he searches for a cache of stolen gold against rivals the Bad (Lee Van Cleef), a ruthless bounty hunter, and the Ugly (Eli Wallach), a Mexican bandit. Though dubbed "the Good," Eastwood's character is not much better than his opponents -- he is just smarter and shoots faster.

The film's title reveals its ironic attitude toward the canonized heroes of the classical western. "The real West was the world of violence, fear, and brutal instincts," claimed Leone. "In pursuit of profit there is no such thing as good and evil, generosity or deviousness; everything depends on chance, and not the best wins but the luckiest." Immensely entertaining and beautifully shot in Techniscope by Tonino Delli Colli, the movie is a virtually definitive "spaghetti western," rivaled only by Leone's own Once Upon a Time in the West (1968).

The main musical theme by Ennio Morricone hit #1 on the British pop charts.

Originally released in Italy at 177 minutes, the movie was later cut for its international release Yuri German, All Movie Guide

Director - Sergio Leone

Screenplay - Sergio Leone

Screenplay - Luciano Vincenzoni

Producer - Alberto Grimaldi

Actor - Clint Eastwood

Actor - Eli Wallach

Actor - Lee Van Cleef

Actor - Aldo Giuffre

Actor - Mario Brega

Actor - Luigi Pistilli

United Artists Films

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY / HANG EM HIGH DOUBLE FEATURE RELEASE

I am adding this section here as it was a popular release at the time. I will also be adding material such as posters and pressbooks. For now here is a wonderful photo capturing a theatre front which was showing the double feature.
Above: Original banner for the double bill release

Original US Double Bill 1 Sheet

Below: Orig The Good, the Bad and the Ugly / Hang 'em high 1969 Half Sheet

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly / Hang em High Insert Poseter

Original US Double Bill Press book

Below: The first ever film of Clint's to be released in the UK on video cassette was The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on the Intervision label

Below: One of the Widescreen VHS video cassettes released in the UK

Below: Burgos Spain 50th Anniversary showing poster

Below: Eli Walllach talks about working on The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Sergio Leone

 

Below: After a long day's filming, time for a meal together

Below: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly French Press sheet

Below: Here are a couple of very rare behind the scenes clips taken during the filming of The Good, the bad and the Ugly, the footage is colour, silent and looks as if the frame rate has been slowed down. It is probably an 8mm source. My thanks to Kevin Wilkinson for finding this.