Which 1965 western is the second film in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy?

The 1965 western For a Few Dollars More is the second film in Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy. Its position between A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly makes the stored answer canonical.

The film reunited Clint Eastwood with Leone, with Eastwood playing the laconic gunslinger later associated with the “Man with No Name.” Lee Van Cleef joined him as Colonel Douglas Mortimer, a bounty hunter whose personal motives gradually become central to the story. Gian Maria Volonté plays the ruthless outlaw El Indio.

Although the trilogy’s films share themes, style, and Eastwood’s recurring screen persona, they are not a continuous narrative with one clearly named character moving through all three plots. That is why the trilogy’s order can sometimes cause confusion.

For a Few Dollars More expanded the visual language Leone had established in the first film: extreme close-ups, choreographed standoffs, and Ennio Morricone’s distinctive score. It was made after A Fistful of Dollars became a success in Italy and helped establish the international reputation of the Dollars films.