The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (
Italian title:
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo, lit. "The Good, the Ugly, the Bad") is a 1966 Italian
epic Spaghetti Western film directed by
Sergio Leone, starring
Clint Eastwood,
Lee Van Cleef, and
Eli Wallach in the title roles respectively. The
screenplay was written by
Age & Scarpelli,
Luciano Vincenzoni, and Leone (with additional screenplay material 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. It was a co-production between companies in Italy, Spain, West Germany, and the United States.