One of the best Western movies of all time is on TV tonight

It was recently announced that a remake of the film is in the works.

Directed by Leone and starring Eastwood in his first lead role, the 1964 Western sees the latter play a wandering gunfighter who arrives in a Mexican village during a power struggle between two smuggler families.

In an effort to make money, the stranger decides to play these families against each other.

An unofficial remake of Akira Kurosawa's samurai movie Yojimbo, A Fistful of Dollars boasts one of the coolest performances of all time from Eastwood, incredibly stylish direction from Leone and a gorgeous score from Ennio Morricone.

Both A Fistful of Dollars and its follow-ups - For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - are now considered among the best and most influential Western films of all time.

And it was announced recently that a remake of the 1964 flick is in the works.

A Fistful of Dollars is airing on TV tonight on ITV4 at 10.00pm. It's also available to rent on Apple TV and the Sky Store.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Spartacus - BBC Four - 8.15pm

A slave trained to fight as a gladiator turns against his masters and leads an army of rebels in a fight for freedom against the Roman state. 

Minority Report - ITV1 - 10.45pm

Steven Spielberg's futuristic thriller, starring Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton and Max von Sydow.

The Escapist - Legend Xtra - 9pm

A convict serving a life sentence is resigned to never being released, until he learns that a drug overdose has left his estranged daughter seriously ill. 

The Guest - Legend - 01.10pm

Thriller, starring Dan Stevens and Maika Monroe.

Unstable - Virgin Media Three - 9.00pm

A woman recovering from an abusive relationship falls for a seemingly trustworthy man and marries him.