A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 5 nominations
Livio Andronico
- Bit part
- (uncredited)
Salvatore Basile
- Member of Cheyenne's Gang
- (uncredited)
Aldo Berti
- Member of Frank's Gang Playing Poker
- (uncredited)
Regina Elena Bisio
- Old Woman in the Tavern
- (uncredited)
Joseph Bradley
- Train Station Master
- (uncredited)
Marilù Carteny
- Mourner at Brett McBain's Funeral
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHenry Fonda originally turned down the role of Frank. Director Sergio Leone flew to the United States and met with Fonda, who asked why he was wanted for the film. Leone replied, "Picture this: the camera shows a gunman from the waist down pulling his gun and shooting a running child. The camera pans up to the gunman's face and...it's Henry Fonda" (until then, with one exception, Fonda had only been cast in "good guy" roles. Leone wanted the audience to be shocked).
- GoofsFrank goes to Morton's train and finds that dead bodies are scattered around. But the train's fireman appears not to be bothered. The engine's safety valve opens frequently, which means that the fireman dutifully keeps doing his job and keeps the boiler at maximum pressure. (The fireman and the driver never appear in the movie, but they must be there.)
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits appear over the three gunmen waiting at the train station.
The film title itself appears at the end of the film.
- Alternate versionsFrank's line upon giving Harmonica his namesake varies from version to version. The Italian translates to "play something for your brother," but the most common English version is "keep your loving brother happy," and the German translates to "play me the song of death." The German movie title was inspired by this line.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Clock (2010)
- SoundtracksDanny Boy
(1913) (uncredited)
Written by by Frederick Edward Weatherly
Hummed and sung a cappella a bit by Simonetta Santaniello
Featured review
Art
This is my fav film. It is more like watching a piece of art. The look is fantastic. The director does a perfect job. The acting is wonderful. The story is not the strongest ever but it should be watched to experience it. If your a film lover you can't fail but admire this film.Charles Bronson is the perfect broody loner. Henry Fonda surprises everyone by giving a strong performance as a bad guy. The close up of his eyes is stunning. The camera work and close ups have never been done better. The music is as good as anything you will find in a movie. Throw in the scenes when you first see Henry Fonda. The scene at the railway station which the water dripping on the hat. The sound of the spinning water tower. To me the closet movie to ART i have ever seen and i have seen a lot of films.
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,321,508
- Gross worldwide
- $5,435,312
- Runtime2 hours 46 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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