The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1983 and MGM Home Entertainment in 1990. The film was first released on DVD by MGM Home Entertainment in 1998. The special features contain 14 minutes of scenes that were cut for the film's North American release, including a scene which explains how Angel Eyes came to be waiting for Blondie and Tuco at the Union prison camp. In 2002, the film was restored with the 14 minutes of scenes cut for US release re-inserted into the film. Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach were brought back in to dub their characters' lines more than 35 years after the film's original
Clint Eastwood in the 1960s in the United States until 1967. "A Fistful of Dollars" opened in January, "For a Few Dollars More" in May and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" in December 1967. Some twenty minutes were cut from "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", particularly many scenes involving Lee Van Cleef, although Eastwood's remained intact. The trilogy was publicised as James Bond-type entertainment. All three films were successful in American cinemas, and turned Eastwood into a major film star in 1967, particularly "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", which eventually collected $8 million in rental earnings. However, upon release,