The Good, the Bad and the Ugly The Good, the Bad and the Ugly The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (, ) is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in their respective title roles. Its screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni and Leone (with additional screenplay material and dialogue provided by an uncredited Sergio Donati), based on a story by Vincenzoni and Leone. Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography, and Ennio Morricone composed the film's score including its main theme.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of being directed by him by making jokes about him and nicknamed him "Yosemite Sam" for his bad temperament. After the film was completed, Eastwood never worked with Leone again, later turning down the role as Harmonica in "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968), for which Leone had personally flown to Los Angeles to give him the script. The role eventually went to Charles Bronson. Years later, Leone exacted his revenge upon Eastwood during the filming of "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984) when he described Eastwood's abilities as an actor as being like a block of