A Fistful of Dollars: dir Sergio Leone (1964)

Sergio Leone’s satirical riff on director Akira Kurosawa’s samurai classic Yojimbo launched the Spaghetti Western, Clint Eastwood’s career as a movie star, and Ennio Morricone as a household name thanks to that unforgettable score. An instant international phenomenon, this hard-hitting epic stunned audiences with its violence, gritty realism and tongue-in-cheek humour … Essential viewing and another good pick in Cinema Space’s continuing programme of free screenings.