Story [by director Sergio Leone and Fulvio Morsella] deals with a race between two bounty killers (Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef) for reward money riding on head of a bandit (Gian Maria Volonte).

Once, the nameless American risked life and limb for a fistful of dollars. Is it worth dicing with death for a few dollars more?

Lee Van Cleef ... and it works. It's more of the same in the John Wayne-starring The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Van Cleef sticks to the background, his lines of dialogue few and far in between ...

If you love The Dollars ... (Van Cleef), who is likewise after the men. Of course, his reasons are a bit more personal, leading to a showdown that rivals some of Clint Eastwood's best. While Lee ...