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 13,129 users Metascore: 77/100
Reviews: 91 user | 51 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

Impressionist Will Jordan's agent took out a quarter page ad in Variety just after the film was released stating that Jordan had dubbed the voice of Rod Steiger in the film. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Juan's youngest son is shown lying dead, the actor can be seen breathing. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Villega: Not *everybody* can fight. There are those who must organize, coordinate.
Sean Mallory: Yes, yes. Of course!
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Connections

Referenced in The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) See more »

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

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