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A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe ()

Un genio, due compari, un pollo (original title)
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Three rogues set out to rob $300,000 from an Indian-hating cavalry major.
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Joe Thanks
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Lucy (as Miou Miou)
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Steam Engine Bill
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Major Cabot
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Sergeant Milton
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Jacky Roll
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Captain (as Rick Battaglia)
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Thomas Trader
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Officer at Fort
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Colonel Pembroke
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Doc Foster
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Pembroke's Daughter
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La ruffiana
Carla Cassola ...
Prostitute
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Her husband (as Ferdinando Cerulli)
Vittorio Fanfoni ...
Jail guard
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Mortimer
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Sheriff in saloon
Roy Bosier ...
Jeremy
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Village idiot
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Mortimer Henchman
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Don Felipe, the priest (as Frederick von Ledebur)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Deogratias Huerta ...
Union Sergeant
Edmondo Tieghi
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Poker Player (uncredited)
Bruno Di Luia ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Mary Gomez, Prostitute (uncredited)
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(uncredited)
Tommaso Palladino ...
Man at Brothel (uncredited)
Desmond Thompson ...
Sheriff of Village (uncredited)
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Mortimer Henchman (uncredited)
Giuseppe Transocchi ...
Brothel Customer with Pipe (uncredited)
Natale Tulli ...
Man at Brothel (uncredited)
Irina Wassilchikoff ...
Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Directed by

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Damiano Damiani

Written by

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Ernesto Gastaldi ... (story) and
Fulvio Morsella ... (story)
 
Ernesto Gastaldi ... (screenplay) and
Damiano Damiani ... (screenplay) and
Fulvio Morsella ... (screenplay)
 
Sergio Leone ... (idea) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Jean Gontier ... co-producer
Sergio Leone ... executive producer (uncredited)
Claudio Mancini ... producer
Fulvio Morsella ... producer

Music by

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Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by

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Giuseppe Ruzzolini ... (photography)

Editing by

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Nino Baragli

Editorial Department

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Rossana Maiuri ... assistant editor
Marco Roselli ... assistant editor
Olga Sarra ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Francesco Bronzi ... (uncredited) (Italy unit)
Carlo Simi ... (uncredited) (Spain and USA unit)

Art Direction by

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Francesco Bronzi ... (Italy unit)
Carlo Simi ... (Spain and USA unit)

Set Decoration by

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Massimo Tavazzi

Costume Design by

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Franco Carretti

Makeup Department

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Carboni ... wig maker
Fausto De Lisio ... hair stylist: Terence Hill
Grazia De Rossi ... hair stylist
Maurizio Giustini ... makeup artist: Terence Hill
Pierantonio Mecacci ... makeup artist
Rocchetti ... wig maker

Production Management

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Franco Coduti ... unit manager
Claudio Cuomo ... unit manager
Claudio Giugno ... production supervisor
Diego Gómez Sempere ... production manager: Spain
Vasco Mafera ... unit manager
Claudio Mancini ... general manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Stefano Rolla ... first assistant director
Giorgio Ubaldi ... director: acrobatic scenes
Stefano Vicario ... second assistant director
Sergio Leone ... director: opening scene (uncredited)
Giuliano Montaldo ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Gilberto Carbonaro ... set constructor
Gianni Fiumi ... property master

Sound Department

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Fausto Ancillai ... sound mixer
Roberto Arcangeli ... sound effects
Gaetano Testa ... sound

Special Effects by

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Giovanni Corridori ... special effects

Stunts

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Benito Stefanelli ... master of arms
Armando Bottin ... stunts (uncredited)
Bruno Di Luia ... stunts (uncredited)
Pietro Torrisi ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Augusto Diamanti ... key grip
Romano Mancini ... gaffer
Alessandro Ruzzolini ... camera operator
Claudio Sabatini ... assistant camera
Enzo Tosi ... second assistant camera
Franco Vitale ... still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Orsola Liberati ... seamstress

Music Department

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Catherine Howe ... singer: theme song
Mills ... composer: song "Glory, Glory, Glory"
Ennio Morricone ... composer: song "Glory, Glory, Glory" / conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Vittoria Vigorelli ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Maurizio Mancini ... production secretary
Benito Stefanelli ... master of arms
Ferruccio Amendola ... voice dubbing: Robert Charlebois (uncredited)
Manuela Andrei ... voice dubbing: Miou-Miou (uncredited)
Gianfranco Bellini ... voice dubbing: Piero Vida (uncredited)
Thomas Danneberg ... voice dubbing: Terence Hill (uncredited)
Michele Gammino ... voice dubbing: Benito Stefanelli (uncredited)
Nando Gazzolo ... voice dubbing: Patrick McGoohan (uncredited)
Sergio Graziani ... voice dubbing: Klaus Kinski (uncredited)
Pino Locchi ... voice dubbing: Terence Hill (uncredited)
Renato Mori ... voice dubbing: Mario Valgoi and Renato Baldini (uncredited)
Glauco Onorato ... voice dubbing: Raimund Harmstorf (uncredited)
Bruno Persa ... voice dubbing: Friedrich von Ledebur (uncredited)
Robert Rietty ... voice dubbing: Patrick McGoohan (uncredited)
Friedrich Schoenfelder ... voice dubbing: Mario Valgoi (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi ... voice dubbing: Jean Martin (uncredited)
Vinicio Sofia ... voice dubbing: Gérard Boucaron (uncredited)
Daniele Tedeschi ... voice dubbing: Rik Battaglia (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Expert conman Joe Thanks teams up with half-breed Bill and naive Lucy to steal $300,000 from the Indian-hating Major Cabot. Their elaborate plan is full of disguises, double-crosses, and chases, but Joe always seems to know what he's doing. Written by lonamer

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Taglines They called him "Trinity". They called him "Nobody" - now they call him... "The Genius". See more »
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Also Known As
  • Un génie, deux associés, une cloche (France)
  • Nobody ist der Größte (West Germany)
  • A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (World-wide, English title)
  • A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (World-wide, English title)
  • A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (United States)
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Runtime
  • 126 min
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Budget ITL3,500,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia This is the last western Sergio Leone worked on. See more »
Goofs 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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler (2000). See more »
Soundtracks Glory, Glory, Glory See more »
Quotes Doc Foster: [to Joe] In a few moments you'll be the deadest man that ever lived!
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