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This is a Total ripoff of A Fistful Of Dollars

posted 16 years ago by deltajvliet
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Sure, this one isn't in the west but there basically the exact same plots and evrything. I mean isnt this like copyright infringemnt or somthing?

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[–] gunsnroses092789 16 years ago

Is this a joke???

A Fistful of Dollars is a remake of this movie -- plus... check the dates they were made before making stupid accusations...

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[–] pogo_sport 16 years ago

The trolls are coming... the trolls are coming... If you know the history behind Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars, you know that statement isn't true.

[–] dreadful_sickness 16 years ago

Yojimbo was released in 1961.
A Fistful of Dollars was released in 1964.

Which one came first? Go figure.

[–] Holger1974 16 years ago

Actually he was sued.

Sergio Leone, that is. :-)

Sergio Leone was sued by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa for remaking his Yojimbo (1961) as "A Fistful of Dollars" (Per un pugno di dollari (1964)) shot-for-shot without crediting him, and copyright infringement. The production of Per un pugno di dollari (1964) apologized, compensated Kurosawa with $100,000, and 15% of box office revenues.

[–] Master_Lo 16 years ago

Get your facts straight or shut up

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[–] faust1og2 16 years ago

Great comment. One of IMDB's best.

[–] Shinryu83 16 years ago

BWAHAHHAHAHAHAH PWND

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[–] gabisu 16 years ago

TC is right, it's a shame that a 1961 movie ripped a 1964 movie. And nobody says anything? Boohoo !!

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[–] cinemajunky 14 years ago

Leone must've been friends with Robert Zemeckis who gave him the real secret to time travel - delorians!

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[–] CounterPaul 15 years ago

That's right! And Tarkovsky hopped in his time machine on a nefarious mission to steal the idea of 'Solaris' from Soderbergh too!!

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