The Best Lee Van Cleef Movies

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List of the best Lee Van Cleef movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Lee Van Cleef's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Lee Van Cleef movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Lee Van Cleef movies will be at the top of the list. Lee Van Cleef has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Lee Van Cleef movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Lee Van Cleef films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Lee Van Cleef role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Lee Van Cleef performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List contains films like Captain Apache, When the West Was Fun.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Lee Van Cleef movies?" and "What are the greatest Lee Van Cleef roles of all time?"

Movie fans who love Lee Van Cleef have also been known to enjoy films starring Lee Marvin and Rod Steiger.

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  • For a Few Dollars More
    1
    Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Sergio Leone
    244 votes
    • Released: 1965
    • Directed by: Sergio Leone
    For a Few Dollars More is a 1965 Italian spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Gian Maria Volonté. German actor Klaus Kinski also plays a ...more

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  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    2
    Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef
    245 votes
    • Released: 1967
    • Directed by: Sergio Leone
    In the Southwest during the Civil War, a mysterious stranger, Joe (Clint Eastwood), and a Mexican outlaw, Tuco (Eli Wallach), form an uneasy partnership -- Joe turns in the bandit for the reward ...more

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  • Death Rides a Horse
    3
    John Phillip Law, Lee Van Cleef, Luigi Pistilli
    125 votes
    • Released: 1969
    • Directed by: Giulio Petroni
    Having witnessed the brutal murder of his entire family by bandits at the age of 5, Bill Meceita (John Phillip Law) has spent 15 years planning his vengeance. Finding a kindred spirit in Ryan (Lee ...more

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  • The Big Gundown
    4
    Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian, Walter Barnes
    102 votes
    • Released: 1966
    • Directed by: Sergio Sollima
    The Big Gundown is a 1966 spaghetti western, written by long-time Sergio Leone collaborator Sergio Donati and directed by Sergio Sollima. The film stars Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian. It was ...more

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  • High Noon
    5
    Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado
    83 votes
    • Released: 1952
    • Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
    Former marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper) is preparing to leave the small town of Hadleyville, New Mexico, with his new bride, Amy (Grace Kelly), when he learns that local criminal Frank Miller has been ...more
  • Sabata
    6
    Lee Van Cleef, Ignazio Spalla, William Berger
    100 votes
    • Released: 1969
    • Directed by: Gianfranco Parolini
    Sabata, is a 1969 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Gianfranco Parolini. It is the first film in The Sabata Trilogy by Parolini, and stars Lee Van Cleef as the title character. Parolini had ...more