The film is celebrated for Leone’s innovative directing style, which juxtaposed vast, sweeping panoramic shots of desolate landscapes with extreme, tight close-ups of characters' eyes and faces.
Although set in the American Southwest during the Civil War, the movie was primarily filmed in Spain (notably the Almería and Burgos regions) and Italy . The Good, the Bad and the Ugly(1966)
Eli Wallach, who played "The Ugly," nearly died during filming multiple times, including once from accidentally ingesting acid intended for a stunt. The Trio of Characters The film is celebrated for Leone’s innovative directing