The good, the bad and the ugly (in English: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; in Italian: Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) is a 1966 Italian film directed by Sergio Leone from a screenplay by Sergio Leone, Luciano Vincenzoni, Age and Scarpelli. The music is by Ennio Morricone. The film is from the so-called "genre"„spaghetti western„", and the action takes place during the American Civil War. The film premiered on December 15, 1966 in Italy.
Blondie (The Good One – Clint Eastwood) is a professional shooter looking for a way to make a few bucks. Angel Eyes (The Bad One – Lee Van Cleef) is a hired killer who always commits to his task and pursues it as long as he gets paid for it. Tuco (The Evil One – Eli Wallach) is a wanted bandit who is trying to hide as best he can. Tuco and Blondie are in a partnership, making money from the bounty on Tuco's head, but when Blondie backs out of the partnership, Tuco tries to talk him out of it.
When Blondie and Tuco pass a wagon full of corpses, they learn from the sole survivor, Bill Carson, that he and several other men have buried hidden gold in some graveyard. Unfortunately, Carson dies and Tuco only learns the name of the graveyard, while Blondie discovers the name of the grave. Now the two must stay alive to find the gold.
Angel Eyes, who is searching for Bill Carson, learns that Tuco and Blondie have met Carson and knows that they know where the gold is. All he has to do is let the two lead him to him. Now the Good, the Bad and the Evil must fight each other to get their hands on the $200,000 worth of gold.
