“I like big men, cause when they fall, they don’t get up”
Tuco(speaking to Wallace, his tormenter)
....or
“My head is worth 3,000 dollars....how much is the army going to give you for your arm?”
Tuco (speaking to a union army vet who lost an arm)
“Thanks, half soldier”
Angel Eyes( speaking to a double bilateral total leg amputee informant) Angel eyes was cruel....but Lee Van Cleef was great in “For A few Dollars more”
The “genius” of these movies wasn’t instantly acknowledged when they were released.
The term “spaghetti Western” as I recall was hardly a compliment but the proof of their worth lies in the fact Leone’s works were oft mimicked and his techniques studied and adopted by directors and cinematographers for years to come.
“…. Your spurs….”
“That’s General Sibley… he looks dead; HOORAY FOR DIXIE!!…”