60th Anniversary “You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.” Welcome to Harbour Highlights, a series of cult and classic favourites, handpicked by the Harbour Lights staff. For the August Bank Holiday, Finn takes back to the American Civil war and the 50th anniversary of an all-time classic – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Following on from A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More – though technically set before both of those – the film follows Clint Eastwood’s iconic The Man with No Name (the Good) as he forms an uneasy alliance with Lee Van Cleef’s Angel Eyes (The Bad) and Eli Wallach’s Tuco (The Ugly) as they search for a cache of gold hidden in a cemetery. Though trust between the three gunslingers is strained, they need each other – one knows the location of the cemetery, one knows the name of the grave it’s buried in – and they must face shifting allegiances, betrayal and the unforgiving nature of the landscape as they travel through a time and place marked by brutality, cruelty and the ever-present spectre of death. Widely considered to be the defining film of both Eastwood and director Sergio Leone’s careers – a statement that only seems more impressive when you consider the incredible work they’d do elsewhere – the film has become arguably the most iconic Western of all-time, with everything from Eastwood’s persona, Ennio Morricone’s score and the title itself becoming pop culture touchpoints that remain today. But it’s Leone’s style that makes the film still feels masterful, his use of stylised violence and his expansive use of cinematography creating a West that feels stunning, dangerous and horrific – or, to put it another way, good, bad and ugly. Fifty years after its original release, the thrilling impact of seeing it on a big screen is like nothing else.