Quentin Tarantino Will Present A Fistful of Dollars at Cannes Closing Ceremony

The organizers of the 67th Cannes Film Festival announced they will screen A Fistful of Dollars as part of festival’s closing ceremony. Director Quentin Tarantino will present the 1964 Italian film, directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood.

The film was selected as part of the festival’s effort to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the “Spaghetti Western,” a genre born the same year A Fistful of Dollars was released. The film tells revolves around a small town torn apart by greed and revenge, andlone gunmen (Eastwood) who stands to benefit from the feuding.

Tarantino, fan of director Sergio Leone, has long referenced Spaghetti Westerns as having a strong influence on his own work, including his latest award-winning film, Django Unchained.