20 Things You Didn't Know About The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

7. The Film Is A Prequel To Leone's Previous 2 Eastwood-Starring Films...

A Fistful Of Dollars - edited for article
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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is the third entry in Leone's Dollars Trilogy, their chronology is actually considered to be in reverse. The first 2 entries, A Fistful Of Dollars and For A Few Dollars More, are fairly interchangeable, with newspapers and gravestones dating it in 1873. However, Eastwood's character in the first film shows a compassion lacking from the second, implying him having undergone some personal growth if the 2 films are switched around.

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, however, clearly takes place long before this, being explicitly set during the American Civil War and therefore the 1860s. Eastwood's character is even more ruthless than before, and he is seen acquiring his trademark outfit at numerous stages throughout the film - with his poncho drawing particular attention.

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