Film Homage Lee Van Cleef Spaghetti Westerns Publicity Photo Collage 1966-2008 #2
by David Lee Guss
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Film Homage Lee Van Cleef Spaghetti Westerns Publicity Photo Collage 1966-2008 #2
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David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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Van Cleef's first film role was the gunslinger, Jack Colby, out to kill Gary Cooper in "High Noon," 1952. Lee had no dialogue. When Sergio Leone was making his spaghetti Westerns he watched classic American Westerns for inspiration. Van Cleef caught his eye and was cast in 1965's "For a Few Dollars More." This still is a celebrated publicity photo from 1966's "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly."
"Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to
me."
"Bad guys have always been my bag . . . I look mean without even trying.
Audiences just naturally hate me on screen. I could play a role in a tuxedo and people would think I was rotten. You can do much more with a villain part.
Movies are full of leading men, most of whom aren't working. It's much harder to find a good villain."...Lee Van Cleef (1925-1989)
Finally, here is the finale to "A Few Dollars More," with music by Ennio Morricone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-rFT-uHm4w
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April 15th, 2016
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