Dollars Trilogy

The Dollars Trilogy (Italian: Trilogia del dollaro), also known as the Man with No Name Trilogy (Italian: Trilogia dell'Uomo senza nome), is an Italian film series consisting of three spaghetti Western films directed by Sergio Leone. The films are titled A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Their English versions were distributed by United Artists, while the Italian ones were distributed by Unidis and PEA. The series has become known for establishing the spaghetti western genre, and inspiring the creation of many more spaghetti western films. The three films are consistently listed among the best-rated Western films in history. The three films came to be considered a trilogy following the exploits of the same so-called "Man with No Name", portrayed by Clint Eastwood. The "Man with No Name" concept was invented by the American distributor United Artists, looking for a strong angle to sell the films as a trilogy. As such, the three films are connected thematically rather than through a continuous narrative and there is little continuity between the three films. However, it is established that the films are set in reverse chronological order. Eastwood's characters in all the films have names: "Joe", "Manco" and "Blondie", respectively.