The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, like many spaghetti westerns, is a tale about changing loyalties and human greed. The story follows the adventures of three men who are after the hidden gold: the man with no name, Blondie, otherwise known as the “Good”; a Mexican bandit, Tuco Ramirez, otherwise known as the “Ugly”; and a bounty hunter Angel Eyes, otherwise known as the “Bad”. With good reason, none of these men trust each other, especially with the matter of the Civil War raging around them. While Angel Eyes is looking for the hidden Confederate gold, a group of bounty hunters are prepared to capture Tuco in the desert when Blondie challenges them to a draw and wins. Tuco is outraged when Blondie delivers him to local authorities for reward money of $2,000. At his execution, Blondie frees Tuco by shooting his execution rope and they later met to split the reward money. After Tuco’s bounty is raised to $3,000, Blondie is weary of his complaints about splitting the money and abandons him in the desert. Tuco manages to get to a nearby town, purchase a revolver, and search for Blondie to get revenge. Tuco makes him walk across the harsh desert until he collapses from burns, dehydration, and heatstroke. He is about to kill Blondie when a runaway carriage was headed their way. Tuco looted the dead soldiers until he discovered a dying Bill Carson, who tells him that $200,000 in stolen Confederate gold is buried in a grave in Sad Hill cemetery. When Tuco fetches water, he finds Blondie beside Carson’s dead body as Blondie was told the name of the grave so neither can get the gold without the help of the other. They turn from mortal enemies to uneasy allies, at least until the gold is found. However, Angel Eyes is obstinate in his quest for the gold, and soon the gold becomes something to fight for, as well as to die for. Although the movie tells a great tale of
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