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Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   1,239 votes
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Director:
Damiano Damiani
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Writers:
Damiano Damiani (screenplay)
Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay)
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Release Date:
16 December 1975 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | Western more
Plot:
Three rogues set out to rob $300,000 from an Indian-hating cavalry major. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
A nice gem for macaroni enthusiasts more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Terence Hill ... Joe Thanks
Miou-Miou ... Lucy (as Miou Miou)
Robert Charlebois ... Bill Locomotiva

Patrick McGoohan ... Major Cabot
Raimund Harmstorf ... Sergeant Milton
Piero Vida ... Jacky Roll
Rik Battaglia ... Captain
Mario Valgoi ... Thomas Trader
Mario Brega ... Coach driver
Friedrich von Ledebur ... Don Felipe, the priest (as Frederick von Ledebur)
Jean Martin ... Colonel Pembroke

Klaus Kinski ... Doc Foster
Clara Colosimo ... La ruffiana
Fernando Cerulli ... Her husband (as Ferdinando Cerulli)
Benito Stefanelli ... Mortimer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (USA)
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe
Nobody ist der Größte (West Germany)
Nobody's the Greatest (video title)
The Genius
Trinity Is Back Again (USA)
Un génie, deux associés, une cloche (France)
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Runtime:
UK:117 min | Spain:114 min | Italy:126 min
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Monument Valley, Utah, USA
Company:
AMLF more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This is the last western Sergio Leone worked on. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Major Cabot brings Bill and Lucy to the cell, they go through a room with flags which are supposed to be the state flags of the United States. If you watch closely you can see the flags of the European Union and of East Germany. more
Quotes:
Doc Foster: [to Joe] In a few moments you'll be the deadest man that ever lived! more

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12 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
A nice gem for macaroni enthusiasts, 5 June 2003
Author: EyeDunno from United States

I purchased this PAL DVD (my Macintosh computer plays the format) and a region- free, NTSC/PAL DVD player (connected to a regular NTSC tv) so I, NOT THE STUDIOS, can choose what I want. The PAL disc was the only version I found available, and I will submit DVD info when I find time. Look for the widescreen/ letterboxed format (which "Genius" is), instead of the horrid pan and scan, because letterboxed (or matted) is what the director intended viewers to see! Please keep an open mind about spaghetti westerns. Sometimes viewers comment with such harsh criticism that it can turn someone away when they should be prompted to look for a title in the genre they are interested in. I've suddenly grown a fascination in macaroni that I'm finding movies that I've never been interested in before. I swore on Clint/Eli/Cleef/ Leone/Ennio flicks yet didn't notice people like Nero and Milian. And now I'm discovering not to be so hard on my boy Terence Hill. Okay, so he doesn't take it so seriously. At first, that's what turned me away from his flicks. It wasn't Eastwood enough. But geez, what a kick you can get from "Genious." Initially I didn't care for Ennio's music, but it seeps into you. And there's something about the camera placement and movements that draw me into the film, which was just the right length -- not too long or short. The funny moments and comments throughout, plus the explosion (a very real and powerful one) somewhere in the flick made me decide on 8 stars. I judge these the same way as kung fu action. It can be so easy to pick apart and be literal, but these generally are simply pasta and lo mein noodle- type movies. Just enjoy sucking it into your system. You'll love getting full, and soon you'll want another helping.

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