Clint Eastwood’s squint-eyed gaze in a cowboy hat has become the face of the modern Western.
Yet, in a 1964 interview,Eastwood made a surprising comparison between hisFistful of Dollarsantihero and James Bond.
I just liked the script.
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It’s so far out that I guess you could call it a James Bond Western.
How Does “The Man with No Name” Compare With 007?
The D is silent."
Clint Eastwood in A Fistful of Dollars
In the films, Bond is committed to duty more than anything else.
Like 007,Eastwoods character isnt a traditional do-gooder either.
The Man with No Name is a dangerous cowboy with even murkier motivations.
Clint Eastwood in A Fistful of Dollars
Nolands in Jamaica acting like he runs the place.
I settle all arguments with gunfire.
I think I do one good deed in the whole picture."
Clint Eastwood Almost Became James Bond, But Turned It Down
Talk of life imitating art.
It turns outthe Bond producers saw the same qualities in Eastwood,offering him the role in 1971.
But Eastwood walked away from it.
This was afterSean Connerystepped away from the role before claiming it back later.
Ruggedly classy, perhaps?
Well never know, though we can only imagine.
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