Duck, You Sucker (1971)

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157 min - War | Western - 20 October 1971 (Italy)

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Ratings: 7.6/10 from 12,228 users Metascore: 77/100
Reviews: 90 user | 50 critic | 5 from Metacritic.com

An IRA explosives expert on the run in Mexico meets an amoral Mexican bandit; together they get drawn into the Mexican revolution.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Rod Steiger	...	Juan Miranda
	James Coburn	...	John H. Mallory
	Romolo Valli	...	Dr. Villega
	Maria Monti	...	Adelita, woman in stagecoach
	Rik Battaglia	...	Santerna (as Rick Battaglia)
	Franco Graziosi	...	Governor Jaime
	Antoine Saint-John	...	Gutierez / Col. Günther Reza (as Domingo Antoine)
	Giulio Battiferri	...	Miguel
	Poldo Bendandi	...	Executed Revolutionary
	Omar Bonaro
	Roy Bosier	...	Landowner on stagecoach
	John Frederick	...	American on stagecoach
	Amato Garbini
	Michael Harvey	...	Yankee
	Biagio La Rocca	...	Benito

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Storyline

In Mexico at the time of the Revolution, Juan, the leader of a bandit family, meets John Mallory, an IRA explosives expert on the run from the British. Seeing John's skill with explosives, Juan decides to persuade him to join the bandits in a raid on the great bank of Mesa Verde. John in the meantime has made contact with the revolutionaries, and intends to use his dynamite in their service. Written by Anonymous

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Rod Steiger and James Coburn will blow you apart in "A Fistful of Dynamite" ("Duck You Sucker") by the master of adventure Sergio Leone

Genres:

War | Western

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | Spanish

Release Date:

20 October 1971 (Italy) See more »

Also Known As:

A Fistful of Dynamite See more »

Filming Locations:

Almería Railway Station, Almería, Andalucía, Spain See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 1,268,800,000 (Italy) (1972)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rafran Cinematografica, Euro International Film (EIA), San Miura See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

157 min | USA: 120 min (initial US release) | USA: 138 min | USA: 154 min (Laserdisc version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

According to Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah agreed to direct this film after Peter Bogdanovich had turned the project down, but for financial reasons was turned down by United Artists. Leone's collaborators (especially writers Sergio Donati and Luciano Vincenzoni), noting the director's frequent embellishment of the facts concerning his films, claim that Peckinpah did not even consider it - Donati claimed Peckinpah was "too shrewd to be produced by a fellow director". See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Although the action takes place circa 1914, when Mallory's possessions are rifled by Miranda's family, a flag with the legend "IRA" is pulled out. The IRA was not formed until 1919. See more »

Quotes

John H. Mallory: Where there's revolotion there's confusion and when there's confusion a man who knows what he wants stands a good chance of getting it.
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Connections

Referenced in Gun (2005) See more »

Duck, You Sucker (1971)
Giù la testa (original title)

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