A Fistful of Dollars
4K Ultra HD
Blu Ray
Fistful of Dollars is a classic spaghetti western that kickstarted the iconic Man With No Name Trilogy and has been restored by Kino Lorber Studio Classics for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.

Kino Lorber's release of A Fistful of Dollars is a 4K Blu-ray/ Blu-ray combo release with over 24 hours of extensive shot-by-shot colour grading to expunge the infamous yellow/brown push.
This Blu-ray release features two audio tracks - DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 - with optional English subtitles.
This release does not include anything new, but the bonus features package is very comprehensive.
A Fistful of Dollars, starring Clint Eastwood and released in 1964, has arrived on 4K Blu-ray with supplemental features including an audio commentary and a 2018 review of the film.
Director: Sergio Leone
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volontè, Marianne Koch
Plot: A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.
Disc Release Date: 31 May 2022
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Fistful of Dollars was shot on 35mm film using Arriflex II C cameras and the Techniscope, 2-perf, format, and this release is touted as having ‘over 24 hours of extensive shot-by-shot colour grading of...
Two tracks, English DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono and 5.1 surround, both suit the film. The original mono track presents well: dialogue is well layered and clear, while the effects, such as gunshots, horse or foot...
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Unfortunately, nothing new is added to this release, but they are pretty exhaustive as it is....
The man with no name – except he’s called Joe....
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Fistful of Dollars is rightly hailed as a classic; it re-invigorated a dying breed of cinema: the Western. Not the first ‘Spaghetti Western’ but the one that gained the most recognition and catapulted...
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Kino Lorber's release of A Fistful of Dollars is a 4K Blu-ray/ Blu-ray combo release.Please note that all screencaptures that appear with this article are taken from the 4K Blu-ray and are downscaled to...
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. When...
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4K BLU-RAY DISCCommentary One - this archival commentary was recorded by Christopher Frayling, biographer of Sergio Leone, and has appeared on various other home video releases of A Fistful of Dollars....
Sergio Leone's "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The supplemental features on the release include archival audio commentary recorded by film historian Christopher...
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At some point in the future Sergio Leone's classic spaghetti westerns will have to be properly restored by an institution that actually cares about these films. The folks at Kino Lorber have done a lot...
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2022 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray2022 Blu-ray2018 Blu-rayAt long last, that dreaded yellow/brown push that’s been so prevalent after the L’lmmagine Ritrovata restorations is finally expunged. It’s been a long time...
2022 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray2022 Blu-ray2018 Blu-rayThis time around KLSC opts for only two audio tracks - the same decent DTS-HD MA 5.1 track that’s been around the block a while and what sounds to be the...
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2022 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray2022 Blu-ray2018 Blu-rayWhile there’s nothing new in the soup here, this bonus features package is pretty stacked. The bulk of the bonus features are on the standard Blu-ray disc,...
[Excerpt from my 2018 Review of A Fistful of Dollars]"My mistake, four coffins."“Eastwood may be a first-time headliner here, but you can see he was already hitting a new high point in his career and eager...
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2022 Blu-ray2018 Blu-rayThe one that kickstarted the infamous The Man With No Name Trilogy - A Fistful of Dollars arrives with style to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray thanks to Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Of the...