Photo Opportunity #69 OK Sergio – make us famous…
To start off the new month of the New year, I thought I’d go with this absolute corker of a shot which features Sergio Leone directing Clint in a scene from A Fistful of Dollars (1964). This is probably around April or May 1964 as this was an interior shot filmed at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The entire movie was filmed over a period of 11 weeks, with the production later moving to Spain to shoot the exterior scenes in the Tabernas Desert and near Madrid.
While Sergio is giving direction, Eastwood's character, (Joe), is seen here recovering from the brutal beating in A Fistful of Dollars by escaping and hiding out in an abandoned mine. The beating was not originally cut from the film itself, but it was heavily censored in certain international theatrical releases, notably the original British version. The original British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) theatrical release had about 4 minutes cut, which heavily reduced the beating scene, removing a specific shot of a hand-stomping, as well as several close-ups of bloodied faces.
My kind thanks to Davy Triumph for unearthing this gem of a shot – and for generally being the best No 2 to I could wish for here.
Happy New Year Everyone
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