 When the film made its U.S. network television debut on The ABC  Sunday Night Movie in February 1975, additional footage was shot to  give the "Man with no Name" character a motive for going to the town  (San Miguel) featured in the film. Neither Eastwood nor Leone were  involved in the shooting of this additional footage.  Harry Dean Stanton (qv) (uncredited) played an unidentified lawman  or politician who orders Eastwood to get rid of the gangs of San  Miguel in return for a pardon. Stock footage of Eastwood was used.  This prologue is now available on the Special Edition released in  2005