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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly original audio claim fact-checked

“Both the Italian and English audio of The Good, The Bad and the Ugly can be considered the original audio as it was filmed in both languages”
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Confidence: High Checked on May 9, 2026

Summary

The film was shot without synchronized sound and later dubbed into several languages, including Italian and English. While versions exist in both languages, only the Italian cut is regarded as the original; the English audio is a post‑production dub, not an original on‑set recording. Thus, both cannot be considered original audio.

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  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Wikipedia

    The project was ultimately vetoed by Leone, as he did not want the original film's title or characters to be reused, nor did he want to be involved in another Western film. ... ^ The film was shot in three languages simultaneously: English, Italian, and Spanish.

  • Spaghetti Western - Wikipedia

    Many of these films enjoyed both good takes at the box office and attention from critics. They are often interpreted as a leftist critique of the typical Hollywood handling of the Mexican Revolution, and of imperialism in general. In Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly there is still the scheme of a pair of heroes vs. a villain but it is somewhat relaxed, as here all three parties were driven by a money motive. In subsequent films such as Any Gun Can Play (whose Italian ...

themoviedb.org
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - Talk — The Movie Database (TMDB)

    So it's considered a film of Italian origin and so... The Original Title is "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo", in Italian. The US translated title is "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". The API request to get the movie data in English must be done specifying the language as en-US https://api...

sadhillmedia.com
screenrant.com
  • Is The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Dubbed?

    As surprising as it may seem, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is entirely dubbed. Since the European supporting actors didn't necessarily speak English, the entire cast performed their lines in their native languages and their voices were dubbed ...

dubbing.fandom.com
  • The Good, the Bad & the Ugly | Dubbing Wikia | Fandom

    The film was a co-production between companies in Italy, Spain and West Germany. It was released on December 23, 1966 in Italy, and on December 29, 1967 in the U.S. The film is now seen as one of the greatest and most influential Westerns of ...

forum.dvdtalk.com
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imdb.com

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