Eastwood dedicated the film "to Sergio and Don" (Leone and Siegel), effectively closing his personal chapter on the Western genre. The Magazine: 25 Years of Cinema Culture Gli spietati (1992) - IMDb

Clint Eastwood’s (1992) remains one of the most influential "crepuscular" Westerns ever made. Unlike the heroic gunslingers of the past, Eastwood’s William Munny is a retired killer, haunted by his past and struggling to support his children as a failed hog farmer.

The film features a "lethal" lineup including Morgan Freeman , Gene Hackman (who won an Oscar for his role as the brutal Little Bill), and Richard Harris .

The film strips away the romanticism of the Wild West. Violence is portrayed as clumsy, painful, and morally degrading.