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Entries Tagged as 'Sergio Leone'

Nobody’s the Greatest (1975, Damiano Damiani)

March 4th, 2008 No Comments

According to Wikipedia, Sergio Leone was so unhappy with Nobody’s the Greatest, he had his name taken off. He directed the first scene, which is a standard Leone Western opener and is quite good, he co-produced and he came up with the story. The movie’s a tedious, at times painful attempt at comedy–Terence Hill smiles […]

My Name is Nobody (1973, Tonino Valerii)

November 14th, 2005 No Comments

What a peculiar Western. Sergio Leone produced it and directed some of it, so there are a few familiar trappings, particularly Ennio Morricone’s score. Oddly, it’s probably his worst. But the film also stars Henry Fonda and it’s a sort of a follow-up to Once Upon a Time in the Western, except Nobody manages to […]