After nearly 50 years of speculation, Clint Eastwood has finally revealed the true color of his famous poncho from the Dollars Trilogy. Responding to a fan's question on X (formerly Twitter), the legendary actor put the mystery to rest.
"'Dear "Blondie"', the fan asked, '...What is the REAL COLOR of your [poncho] in the Good, Bad, Ugly?...Sometimes Brown sometimes Olive Green on the screens.'"
Eastwood's answer was definitive: "Hello, I only had one Poncho, and it was reversible, with Olive green on one side and brown on the other. Thank You!"
The 93-year-old's iconic portrayal of the unnamed cowboy in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns made him a star. He wore that same poncho in "A Fistful of Dollars", "For A Few Dollars More", and "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly".
Fans were quick to share their own theories, even after Eastwood's revelation. "I had a shirt like this...In the sunlight it was medium brown," one user shared. Others attributed the color variations to the film stock used.
Eastwood, who still owns the poncho, revealed in a 2020 interview, "I still have that, yeah… it's sitting in a glass case. Never been washed."
The nonagenarian filmmaker remains active in the industry, currently directing and producing "Juror No. 2" – a thriller rumored to be his last film.
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