History Trivia / AFistfulOfDollars

* BreakthroughHit: For Creator/SergioLeone.

* HostilityOnTheSet: Gian Maria Volontè reportedly didn't get along with Creator/SergioLeone, who found Volonté's theatrical acting style and arrogant on-set manner tiresome. Volonté tried to become friendly with Creator/ClintEastwood, but the language barrier and political differences (Eastwood was a conservative Republican, while Volonté was a committed leftist) prevented their striking up a rapport.

* EnforcedMethodActing: A combination of the heavy smoke in the cigars, his allergy to horses, and the bright sunlight is what created [[Creator/ClintEastwood Clint Eastwood's]] now iconic ClintSquint.

* ExecutiveMeddling: A ten-minute prologue (hastily filmed by the studio and featuring a body double for Creator/ClintEastwood whose back is facing the camera) was attached to the film when it was first aired on network TV. Why? The guy in charge of ABC HATED the film's amoral plot and refused to air it unless the studio "fixed" what he saw was the impure motive of Joe. Hence the prologue, which rewrites the entire plot via a single ten minute scene where it is "revealed" that Joe was a former convict who was given his freedom in exchange for doing the bidding of the warden of his jail, in terms of driving out the gangs from the town in which the film takes place. Thankfully, the scene only was used for one airing and was promptly destroyed by the studio after the fact... although it has somehow made it onto the DVD as a special feature.

* HostilityOnTheSet: Gian Maria Volontè reportedly didn't get along with Creator/SergioLeone, who found Volonté's theatrical acting style and arrogant on-set manner tiresome. Volonté tried to become friendly with Creator/ClintEastwood, but the language barrier and political differences (Eastwood was a conservative Republican, while Volonté was a committed leftist) prevented their striking up a rapport.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Just look at the list of actors supposedly approached to be Joe: Creator/HenryFonda, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/CharlesBronson, Steve Reeves (of the sword and sandal Hercules film craze) and the lesser-known Creator/RichardHarrison (who reportedly recommended Creator/ClintEastwood to [[Creator/SergioLeone Leone]]).

* TheCastShowoff: A very brief moment, but Clint Eastwood shows his singing ability when Joe is pretending to be wasted and is carried by the Rojos' men to his room.

* {{Mondegreen}}: You think the backup singers are chanting "We can win"? Sounds fitting, but they're singing "With the wind!", because Music/EnnioMorricone sampled his instrumentation of Music/WoodyGuthrie's "Pastures of Plenty" for the soundtrack.

* GenreTurningPoint: For the Spaghetti Western. Most Spaghetti Westerns prior to this were merely copies of American Westerns, and generally of poor quality. Leone was the first director to give the subgenre its distinct style.

* {{Mondegreen}}: You think the backup singers are chanting "We can win"? Sounds fitting, but they're singing "With the wind!", because Ennio Morricone sampled his instrumentation of Woody Guthrie's "Pastures of Plenty" for the soundtrack.

* RecycledSoundtrack: Ennio Morricone sampled the music from his cover of Woody Guthrie's song, "Pastures of Plenty", performed by Peter Tevis, for the soundtrack.

* RecycledSoundtrack: Ennio Morricone sampled the music from his cover of song, "Pastures of Plenty", performed by Peter Tevis, for the soundtrack.

* RecycledSoundtrack: Ennio Morricone used the music from his song, "Pastures of Plenty", performed by Peter Tevis, for the theme song.

* RecycledThemeTune: Ennio Morricone used the music from "Pastures of Plenty", performed by Peter Tevis, for the theme song.

* GenreTurningPoint: For the Spaghetti Western.

* PropRecycling: Joe's famous snake handled pistol was first used in ''Series/{{Rawhide}}'', which Rowdy Yates took from an outlaw he killed.

* EnforcedMethodActing: A combination of the heavy smoke in the cigars and his allergy to horses, is what created [[Creator/ClintEastwood Clint Eastwood's]] now iconic ClintSquint.

* EnforcedMethodActing: A combination of the heavy smoke in the cigars and his allergy to horses, is what created ClintEastwoods now iconic ClintSquint.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Just look at the list of actors supposedly approached to be Joe: Creator/HenryFonda, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/CharlesBronson, and the lesser-known Creator/RichardHarrison (who reportedly recommended Creator/ClintEastwood to [[Creator/SergioLeone Leone]]).

* ExecutiveMeddling: A ten-minute prologue (hastily filmed by the studio and featuring a body double for Clint Eastwood whose back is facing the camera) was attached to the film when it was first aired on network TV. Why? The guy in charge of ABC HATED the film's amoral plot and refused to air it unless the studio "fixed" what he saw was the impure motive of Joe. Hence the prologue, which rewrites the entire plot via a single ten minute scene where it is "revealed" that Joe was a former convict who was given his freedom in exchange for doing the bidding of the warden of his jail, in terms of driving out the gangs from the town in which the film takes place. Thankfully, the scene only was used for one airing and was promptly destroyed by the studio after the fact... although it has somehow made it onto the DVD as a special feature.
* FakeNationality: Everybody who isn't Clint Eastwood, most notably Italian Gian Maria Volonte as Mexican Ramon.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Just look at the list of actors supposedly approached to be Joe: Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, and the lesser-known Richard Harrison (who reportedly recommended Clint Eastwood to Leone).

* FakeNationality: Everybody who isn't Clint Eastwood, most notably Italian Gian Maria Valonte as Mexican Ramon.