"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" October 30, 2006

Please join us for the next film of our Southwestern Film Series!

All viewings are FREE and open to the public!

“THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY” is a sprawling Western epic that follows the adventures of three gunfighters looking for hidden treasure and wealth in the 1860s New Mexico Territory. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, they search for a fortune in buried gold. Not knowing the location, each gunman knows only a portion of the gold’s whereabouts, so for a moment, they are dependent on each other. Known as a “masterpiece” in the Western film genre, it plays upon questions of morality, weighing the consequences of good and evil. Starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef.

The film will begin with a short introduction by SAMUEL TRUETT, Associate Professor of History at the University of New Mexico.

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“Southwestern Film Series”
Throughout the fall and spring of 2006-2007 the University of New Mexico's Center for the Southwest in the Department of History will showcase a series of films produced in the southwestern region of the United States. These movies provide both public and university audiences with a greater awareness of the historical, cross-cultural, and social values found within the region’s rich film production and dynamic past.