A 1966 Italian-made Western has begun streaming for free, giving new audiences the chance to see a film often cited as one of the most influential in cinema history. The movie, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", is the final and most celebrated instalment of director Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy" starring Clint Eastwood, and remains regarded as the pinnacle of the spaghetti Western sub-genre nearly six decades after its release.

Quentin Tarantino has repeatedly praised the film, calling it "the best-directed film of all time" and "the greatest achievement in the history of cinema," and has referenced it in his own work dating back to his 1992 debut, "Reservoir Dogs". The film's influence extends beyond cinema, having reportedly inspired Stephen King's Dark Tower novel series, and it continues to be cited as the genre's benchmark amid a broader revival of Western storytelling driven by figures such as Taylor Sheridan.