Three Dollars of Lead


Three Dollars of Lead, also known as Three Lead Dollars, is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film co-written and directed by Pino Mercanti.

Plot

When Rudy Wallace returns to his father's ranch, he finds it completely destroyed. The entire Dallas area is under the rule of the wealthy Morrison, who wants to get rid of the troublesome local farmers with the help of the violent Mark and is also responsible for the death of Wallace's father. After unsuccessfully trying to get other residents to act against Morrison, Rudy goes after him on his own, but is hampered in fulfilling his revenge by Sheriff Raf, who is after Wallace over a fight. Raf gets to know Rudy's character and eventually helps him complete his revenge.

Cast

The film is an Italian-Spanish-French co-production, and was mainly shot in Jugoslavia, with a few scenes filmed in Spain and in Elios studios in Rome. Mercanti shot it back to back with Damned Pistols of Dallas, mostly with the same cast and crew. In the Spanish prints of the films, José [María Zabalza] is credited as director, in a move made to secure funding from the Spanish government.