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The Big Picture Is there a more famous Clint Eastwood character out there than the infamous Man With No Name from Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy? Okay, "Dirty" Harry Callahan certainly comes close, but Eastwood's Western icon is often considered the absolute standard for the wandering gunslinger archetype, firmly establishing all the usual tropes that we associate with such protagonists.
"The part wasn't as spare as was in the script," Eastwood told the BBC while on set in 1977. "But to me, the more the character would get into expository scenes and start explaining things, the more it would dissipate the mystery of the character or the strength of the character." Because of this, Eastwood and director Sergio Leone cut down the script immensely, hoping to make the Man With No Name character into something a bit more unique.
The Mystery Behind Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name Gives Him Power How much can you really say about a man who says hardly anything at all? Garbed with a poncho, a cigarillo, and those trademark cowboy boots, the Man With No Name wanders aimlessly about the desert lands of the mythic Old West generating a myth of his own with each step. Clint Eastwood's coolness as the character stands in stark contrast to his famous television role of Rowdy Yates and stretches his worth as an actor.
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