Confederate Soldier - The Good the Bad and the Ugly

[TxtACRowetxT]

Throughout the movie Clint Eastwood seemed just as bad as Tuco and Angel-Eyes when it came to conning people and being underhanded. However, I love this scene, it really shows why Clint is 'The Good'.

[JWFernel]

This may be my favorite scene in the movie. Not a word is spoken, but there's an understanding of respect and gratitude.

[masterchiefer123]

why the hell is there an ad on this vid

[osunason]

"Once More into the breach my dear Friends."

[PowermetalCoffe]

Well i guess... *Removes Glasses* -- Smoking Kills

[Tumerok22]

This is a brilliant and very powerful scene. Scenes like this needs no words to understand it.

[UmbrellaWatch]

in any form we may come to believe, let me say bless in any forms as our sons and daughters may come..be that as it maybe bless our united states our United States! respect and dignity come from south and north who would mess with our colors that dont run!! be the truth as our forefathers intended. a men

[alcody1]

does anyone know the song??????????

[FireDragonArmy2]

@alcody1 It's called Death of a Soldier by Ennio Morricone. There's also a version with lyrics called The Story of a Soldier. Both can be found on the soundtrack of the movie or usually any Ennio Morricone collection album.

[alcody1]

@FireDragonArmy2 thank you very much!

[83jbbentley]

2 people didn't "sign up and fall in."

[MrHomer11]

@83jbbentley

Hahaha...nice one man.

I agree :)))))

[kisos007]

I think this guy played ben yahtzee in windtalkers

[DrCruel]

Wow. I'd heard cigarettes were bad for you, but DAMN. O:

[ohboyhey2k4]

@DrCruel well back then they were just tobacco so they weren't bad but today they put chemicals and shit in them

[DrCruel]

@ohboyhey2k4 Now I know how Brian feels like.

[MrCaveman366]

this scene proves why the character was reffered to as the good

[add996]

one of my favourite films of all time... 20+ years of watching it and i still love it to bits.

great upload btw :-)

[outtaker]

I also like to think that...Blondie was an angel in disguise!!

[tonypap1]

@outtaker

How many people does Blondie kill in the duration? He's no angel, he's a serial killer. But he's a serial killer with some soul. It's amazing how we're swayed by good T.V !!

[Carandini]

@tonypap1 Yeah, but all of them were bad guys, so they had it coming. Serial killers kill people who can't fight back, not armed sociopaths.

[gaastra12]

@tonypap1 He only kills for the good, because otherwise the people he kills would kill others for the bad.

[outtaker]

What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world. ~Robert E. Lee, letter to his wife, 1864

God Rest Their Poor Souls

[Dojack]

Remember that scene in A Fistful of Dollars where The Man with No Name saves Marisol and her family, and they ask why he did it?

He says, "Because I knew someone like you once and there was no one there to help. Now, get moving."

I like to think that he's referring to the soldier in this scene, as it's clear that the whole Civil War sequence is the turning point for Clint's character.

[pinetreepizza]

@Dojack Im pretty sure he meant a woman like her. Shes the one who said it. Also, GBU is the last of the three.

[Dojack]

@pinetreepizza

There's a alot of evidence that shows that GBU is a prequel, since it takes place during The Civil War while A Fistful of Dollars takes place a little later.

[pinetreepizza]

@Dojack ... how might you know that? Because of the Spanish war right?

[Dojack]

@pinetreepizza Well, for one. Ramon in A Fistful of Dollars claims to use a Winchester Rifle. Those weren't produced until a few years AFTER the Civil War.

[NevadaWrangler]

@Dojack Yeah now if it was a Henry rifle then it would have been accurate, because those were produced during the war. 1866 was the introduction of the first repeating winchester. However, Oliver Winchester was in bed with a company before the war that produced a more primitive version. Wesson of smith and wesson actually was part of the same company before he left and helped found smith and wesson. And Henry bought the bankrupt company and renamed it. So, really they're all the same company

[FatManDoubleZero]

What More Can A Man Give To His Country than to sacrifice his greatest possesion - his own life????? Nobility is the most wonderful part of being a human being!

[osunason]

THE GOOD. did what any good man would do. What i thought about this scene is that no person should ever die feeling lonely. And Blondy provide that comfort and let the soilder die with some sort of peace and comfort. He died warm and took a puff from a mans cigar. the way a man should die in those old day. CLASSIC.

[1215ra]

This scene always gets me; along with when Tuco meets his brother and when he's being tortured in the Union prison camp. What makes it so powerful is that there's never a single word spoken and it's not forced in any way.

[Daleo2005]

My God what a powerful scene.. This movie goes from badass to just raw and honest in this moment (for many moments actually).. Many ppl get the wrong idea of this movie for real this movie is a statement (a moral message) as well as anything else.. IT'S JUST MOVING.. PERIOD..

[Loomr]

Yea for all of Leone's enthusiasim for gunslingers, he had very strong beliefs about the futility and injustice of war. He also had pretty good lines about that in Giu la testa.

It's I guess ... "the duality of man, sir ... the jungian thing!"

[tolstoy143]

This scene is incredible... almost surreal. It seems to have no purpose in the overall story yet it is essential. My father and I talk about this scene whenever we watch this movie and always agree that there is an indescribable moral element to this scene that every man recognizes but can't really explain.

It's the part where he gives the dead soldier his coat that always gets me....

[PowerForWorkers]

A civil war is the worst thing that can happen to a country and his people. ; (

[Pazaki801]

wow they certainly got a lot across without saying anything

[AHafan1]

It's perhaps the only part in the film that shows that it wasn't all about guns and macho stuff and 'the winner gets the gold, the loser is quickly forgotten' - it's a reminder that, particularly in the War, young men died all the time in horrible circumstances

[jduff59]

Ramp, thanks, but Aldo was the drunken army officer in that same battle, don't think we'll ever find out who the actor was

[FireDragonArmy2]

@jduff59 His name is William Conroy. A bit part actor from Miami who was living in Italy during the 60's. You can find him on imdb, he's credited as confederate soldier for this movie.

[bagueley]

@FireDragonArmy2 great scene. thanks for that information. am a huge fan of ennio morricone and of course the beautiful themes he produced for the spaghetti westerns and afterwards, like the mission. the good the bad and the ugly is a great movie but my God, the theme music is beautiful---the ecstacy of gold, par example. 

[jduff59]

Who's the actor/extra who plays the reb soldier? I always thought he was brilliant for that small but important part

[rampskater0102]

@jduff59 i think its aldo giuffre he died just a few months ago unfortuneately

[HelmutVillam]

despite being a badass all the film, this scene shows that Clint also has a heart

[TropicalConfederate]

@HelmutVillam

This is because clint favors the Rebels, and is a Confederate sypathiser. Had this been a union solider dying, it may have been a different story.

[DGK1058]

@woifi08 WE CARE 

[TriggerHappyD]

if this isnt being a hero i dunno what is

[B1Bamster]

The best part of the movie - you have awesome taste thank you for uploading it on you tube.

[Stender84]

I can't explain why, this this scene was always the most moving for me. And I love the enitire movie.

[Baronebirra1972]

A SAD NEW....

Another piece of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" has left us....

Aldo Giuffrè, the italian actor who was the drunk unionist captain in that film, is dead in Rome, during the night between 26 and 27th june 2010....

He was born in Naples 86 years ago....

Addio, Aldo!!!! :(

[J81988]

@Baronebirra1972 May he R.I.P Loved how he was a drunkard in that film....especially when he asked Tuco an Blonde what were their names an they couldn't reply an he said 'laughs' nooooo names don't matter...classic scene....

[SocratesTheGadfly]

@Baronebirra1972 really sorry to hear of his passing. Lee Van Cleef passed away more than 20 years ago and he portrayed angel eyes from this same movie and colonel douglas mortimer from the previous movie by Sergio Leone

[Baronebirra1972]

@SocratesTheGadfly Yes, Lee died only 7 months after Sergio Leone...

other memorable "pieces" of this extraordinary Western movie returned to the Lord are:

- Mario Brega, aka Unionist Corporal Wallace (Rome,  5 march 1923 – 23 july 1994);

- Luigi Pistilli, aka Father Ramirez (Tuco's brother) (Grosseto Italy, 19 july 1929 – Milan, 21 april 1996).

[SocratesTheGadfly]

@Baronebirra1972 Seriously, I did not know of the timing of their deaths and did not know of the other actors either. Overall, a GREAT MOVIE and as a former Artillery Man I always held a special affinity for the compassion from this scene. In time, I may also pass and join the Lord and exchange war stories with my fellow artillery men.

KING OF BATTLE!!

[CiferAndMich]

@Baronebirra1972 Hey, I think you forgot Al Mulock, he was the one-armed bounty hunter in the film, and he committed suicide on the set of Once Upon a Time in the West by jumping out a window whilst still in costume :(

[tabanorama]

This is a great scene. So is that scene that's in the extended version of The Bad finding the destroyed buildings and all of the injured civilians and soldiers. The track that plays is called "The Strong" and it's fitting, but I think it's even better to see him of all people taking in the scenery (even though he's there on business) and going "Whoa."

[tabanorama]

This is a great scene. So is that scene that's in the extended version of The Bad finding the destroyed buildings and all of the injured civilians and soldiers. Same song plays but I think it's even better to see him of all people taking in the scenery (even though he's there on business) and going "Whoa."

[Arcaneshadows]

What the scene doesn't show was after the poor soldier died, Eastwood was going to take his coat back, but stopped and just patted the young man as if to say, "It's yours."

[SocratesTheGadfly]

@Arcaneshadows and the Clint Eastwood character picks up the sarape instead.

[Arcaneshadows]

He should have known smoking is bad for you.

Sorry, couldn't resist. It's very touching in a movie as this with violence all around. At least at the end this soldier found a little kindness from an unlikely source.

[oldsnake8592]

wow im amazed this scene has touched everyone in the same way its touched me, in fact im suprised the scene was uploaded on youtube, i love this scene no dialogue is spoken no dialogue needs to be spoken this is a brutal film but this scene reminds us that violence is never the answer. ;)

[ak47110]

I cant even imagine this in real life....the emotion this move captures is beyond anything ive ever seen in any movie. It actually shows how dark and depressing the civil war really was and the horrors these young boys faced. But what do I know, no one cares about the white man dying for his country anymore

[toecutterr6]

No magic like this scene in movies these days.

[tonypap1]

Breaks my heart this scene!

Thankyou all powers that be..................

You are the scum of the Earth

[Blazer2427]

Blondie had to know that this kid, because of the way his guts were torn apart, was going to die.

[tonypap1]

Beautiful....... what a scene. Pure magic.  Obrigado senhor Leone

[hanselkksc]

That scene is haunting me from childhood. Even though i lived pretty though experiences in the so called real life this still make emotions take over...

[punkrockxzz]

This scene almost makes me cry sometimes. So well done and so sad.

[sidensvans67]

Best western ever.

[1blondietuco1]

best film ever

[woifi08]

this is an artillery soldier because red was the colour of the artillery

[SocratesTheGadfly]

@woifi08 YES, KING OF BATTLE BABY!

[SocratesTheGadfly]

@woifi08 KING OF BATTLE !!

[Blogengezer]

Great creativity, innovative 'world studio' Freedom. Gone today. Political agenda driven WGA and SAG along with the endless layers of US lawyers are in control now. End of Free Enterprise. End of great film making in the US. Bollywood possibly the resurgence? 'DaFlikkers'

[benniebenbenny]

Not sure whether it's because of Sergio Leone's outstanding direction and/or the talent of the Italian extras.

Note how some brief scenes involving same extras are so memorable?

Here, the dying soldier, the agony and acceptance of imminent death wishing for a last smoke. No words, just simple yet powerful visuals.

Another, the melancholic fiddle player in the "Tuco torture" scene. Nary a word said, just simple yet powerful acting.

Great stuff!

[sernaturaleza]

Most of the extras in this movie were from Spain because the movie was made there. Actually Ive just read that this movie has 1500 spanish extras so probably most of the confederate soldier were spanish, but really doesnt matter who ever they are they made a great job.

[alex1982tool]

No dialogue, no words, but an outstanding perfect scene. Thank you Sergio Leone!!!!

[lomax343]

Note how the length of the cigar changes long-short-long beyween cuts.

[RK992]

You missed out the best part, where he goes to pick up his jacket then decides to leave if for the comrade - then pats him on the shoulder. Blondie then picks up the famous poncho.

[marthasrabbs]

Love the grainy texture of the film.

[marthasrabbs]

saw this movie when I was a teenager. Loved this scene..moved me! Never forgot it!

[ThatsDiamond]

this scene is basically the only scene which labels Blondie as "The Good"...he is pretty much a mean asshole for the rest of the film lol

[L1TTLEPOOH]

I thought this Thatsdiamond..

Wondering when some good would show in Blondie....

The film kicks us in the guts doesn't it.?

Whenever I I feel I am a mean hearted asshole of a gal  I use this as my Church.

[ThatsDiamond]

yeah...Blondie the good

He is a criminal who captures and saves Tuco for money

Tuco wants a bigger share and Blondie implys that he could just let Tuco hang

He leaves Tuco alone in the desert over nothing

...and hey thats like the first 20 mins

[L1TTLEPOOH]

The entirety were/are criminals in Militarity, political or plain survival

None showing any humanity...

Thus for those seconds of time, Blondie either looked and thought fkc this coulda been me/a son...or a spark of decency re compassion..gave him a 'good' point.

At times Blondie seem as psycho as 'Angel eyes' But Tuco out wickeded them...We will never know in the end duel who Tuco would have trusted...Yet the hurt of his pries brothers denial of him...pained him didnt it?

[ottoskidoo]

No, he also blows up the bridge for the dying captain. And spares Tuco's miserable life;]

[couerl]

Almost, except for the another scene with Tuco when he's "bragging" about how cool his brother Pablo is and Cint says: Nothing like a cigar after breakfast and hands him his cigar.

[ThatsDiamond]

not really compassion tho it doesent really prove much about caring about Tuco...just offering him a smoke

the main difference here is that he was giving someone a last smoke before dying in his time of need

[SergioCalcio]

Looks like the confederate artillery man was shot with canister.

[Rovergbjy]

Compassion

[ogoranin]

THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN!!!

[ottoskidoo]

Only if you split from the country. Then you'll be trying to claw your way back in...

[kwhudson2]

I used this music as a background of a video "St Louis Jane Doe - The Case That Haunts" on YT. - If you view it, I hope it will be with reverence. She was found in rubble much like the dying soldier... KWH

[ersin19051990]

one of the best scene of the best film.

[DLPBurke]

yes it definately is the best too, not hyped up like godfather or shawshank.

[grandmasterg420]

Yup, the lead ballbarings are eatin' away at his flesh... feel bad for the young fello...

[Blazer2427]

In a lot of movies, when the guy got it in the belly the line was "my guts feel like they are on fire". This is because the hot piece of lead was eating away and burning up his insides.

[SweZyx]

He gived him 2 last wishes, that's why he gived the cigar..

[TennesseeShine]

Thanks for sharing. It wouldn't matter whether the soldier wore Blue or Gray. Any one with any humanity would have done the same for the young man in such agony and about be taken by a Band of Angels!

[gorma2008]

this scene is best in film

[DanielS58]

I agree....one of the best

[darthroden]

That is the saddest scene in the whole movie.

[KhmerSerey1]

I much prefered the lips of my woman love on my last breath,but a good cigar is almost just as good ;))

[darthroden]

Frankly id of preferred the lips of the woman on mine and the rest of her against me...but just having someone close would be enough.

[enchilada01]

I agree, see how smoking kills...

[ACNC1]

Best scene in any film, it will always bring a tear to my eye.

[Xspades3434]

probably the most moving moment in the whole movie.

[statue7]

How about the scene when Tuco finds his brother? I don't say that watching a kid being wasted by human stupidity didn't touch my heart, but Tuco's scene shocked me out in many more ways.

[TexTK]

tuco has a little more depth than blondie and angel eyes combined

[darthroden]

I know, and even though he was a bandit and did all those shitty things like robbing from the dead and stuff, he was someone you just couldn't help but like.

[shiroisan87]

the soldier is a redleg( artillaryman) who prolly got hit with some canister fire (cannon balls that explode with shrapnal just like a frag grenade) in his gut. poor kid.

[darthroden]

Im just surprised that his comrades didn't take him with them and left all those other boys laying there in the sun.

[Blazer2427]

Could have been a lead ball going into his guts too. Painful way to die and it was nice he didn't die alone. He was just a kid, but he died a man. It can take awhile to die from a belly wound so he might have been laying there in agony for some time. With his belly torn apart no one could have done anything to save his life, just offer some comfort. In the civil war the soldiers all knew that if they got it in the belly it was a death sentence.

[KhmerSerey1]

The soldier died of immediate lung cancer from smoke inhalation,no fumar amigos !! smoking kill ;))

[mrnosaj]

favorite scene, great music, great eastwood eyes and body language--all makes me tear up

[rudyrules1993]

probably did that so he wounldnt suffer so much

[randommagnum]

That scene always hit me pretty hard.

[DartsRme312]

@randommagnum i hear that....very sad...god damn wars...people are terrible in times of greed

[10407459]

Actually one of the great scenes of this great film, shows how one can share a moment with someone who is about to die, deajando for a moment his ambition for money. great movie no doubt

[abouleila]

great scene, thanks for sharing

[muzz100]

A scene that gives an already fantastic movie a huge added depth, feeling and sense of humanity. Thanks for posting.

[Raidmasterprod]

Partly because of this scene, Blondie (the man with no name) is better than "Dirty" Harry Calligan, Clint Eastwood's other character

[08L0ST80]

Not only that, without these scene Eastwood's character would be completely shallow and nothing compared to Tuco

[coolrog0705]

even though he commited criminal acts throughout the film this shows you why blondie was the good.

[Cam1020]

It really is a great scene, probably one of my all time favorites.