Tuco isn't confused in the final dual. He understands there is an alliance with blondie. And they are both looking at each other so that Angel Eyes feels confident enough to draw. If you look at the wide angle, both Blondie an Tuco aim at Angel Eyes.

Best western E-V-E-R!!!

Pretty much a masterpiece in every way. My all-time favorite too, saw this in theater back in 1968.

I miss movies like these man, it even inspired me on some of my scripts itself.

I would absolutely LOVE your similar take as this, but on the bar scene from The Terminator. omg

Well done! I think it's noteworthy that right when the narration says, "After this, we are shown close-ups of all the pistols... This tells us that they are ready for battle," at 21:35, and you can clearly see Tuco's revolver has no percussion caps on the nipples, while Angel Eyes' clearly has the brass caps in place (23:29). Blondie had unloaded it the night before, of course, though it's a bit of a stretch that Tuco wouldn't have noticed it. Plus, the only practical way to unload a muzzle-loading percussion cap pistol is to shoot it. All three carry period-correct 1851 Navy Colts, and while Blondie's is supposed to be a "cartridge conversion," Tuco's switches back and forth quite a bit. Angel Eyes' is always shown as a percussion pistol, near as I can tell, but it changes to an 1858 Remington. The "conversions" are somewhat anachronistic (like the Gatling gun), but hey, who's counting? Still the greatest Western ever made. Also, Tuco doesn't exactly kill all three men in the opening scene; one lives long enough to come back (one-armed) and get killed by Tuco in the bathtub scene. "When you have to shoot, shoot! Don't talk!"

This is a top 10 movie of all time!

Magnificent work. Great video and even great analysis.

This is a good video! I think Tuco was actually the main character though. The story follows him from beginning to end and it fleshes out his character completely unlike the other two. I don't think it was clear that Tuco and Blondie were working together in the final duel. That's why there was such a delay. In a 3 way standoff the first man to draw will draw fire from the other two and that will make it very hard to survive.

I love the subtext of War. “The world is divided into two parts” & “There’s two kinds of people in this world”. Too me, the film is about men who’re aren’t looking for riches for wealth sake, but more about men who’re willing to do anything too support themselves during a time of division & warfare. It’s greed caused by war. Even now, we still live in a era of division & warfare amongst ourselves.

Amazing!!!!!!

WOW ! Whàt a review !

Amazing video, hope you get the attention you deserve

This is excellent thank you very much! However, thanks to you I had to buy the collection of all the man with no name pulp fiction paper backs written mostly by Jo Millard in the 1970’s It cost a pretty penny, nearly $200 bucks for eight books,, but I had to be done!

Interesting information about Mussolini. If Morricone's father had adapted Mussolini's novel, the futute dìctator might have chosen an entirely different and more harmless career, and Italy might not have become Hitler's alley! The decision of the senior Morricone shaped the future.

Clint Easwood is a true legend, and by now I am a great fan . But I think that it took him a long time to become a memorable actor. I am not a great fan of the younger Eastwood. He didn't have an especially memorable face at all, and he needed to mature for a long time. Calling him "Blondie" in this movie actually reflects that Eastwood wasn't yet at the peak of his career. Personally I find him far more attractive and charismatic in old age - like in "Gran Torino".

One thing I think your video failed to mention was the movie goes out of its way to make the CSA sympathetic, which I guess was pretty bold of the creators. In this day and age I dont think this movie would be praised by critics or even green lighted by a studio.

Can’t take this serious with this automated voice reminds me to much of stupid TikToks and Reels I’ve seen

Your "like" button doesn't work!

tuco cant kill in the last secene, (blank bullets, mid path)cause thats how the good wanted him to be, and the bad is killed, and told "you are not that guy anymore you are a new man" and given an entrace back to his ool life. and then the good doesnt need to be so good anymore... lol, get the joke?

I failed to see this film as a child but decided to watch it as an adult over 50. It is a pleasant film, nothing else, much overrated. I love Sergio's films but I would not feel the urge to watch this once again soon.

Downvoting for the AI voiceover.