A Fistful Of Dollars

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The film A fistful of dollars is a western movie. The movie is about a man with no name who rides in to a western village on his horse. The town name that he arrived at is called San Miguel. After arriving to the town he discovered a feed between the two families. Like in most western movies the feud is over power. The feuding families consisted of the Rojo brothers and the family of the town sheriff. The stranger took note of an opportunity to make some money. This is where the film ad fistful of dollars gets his name. The nameless man saw an opportunity to gained a “fistful of Dollars” in his pocket. The idea was to rival the two families against each other. At least more than they already were. He learns that there is a gold shipment coming

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