Duck, You Sucker!
1971 · Movie · PG · 157 min · ★ 7.7 · 85% critics
During the Mexican Revolution, a self-interested bandit teams up with a fugitive explosives expert and gets pulled into a risky bank job with a group of rebels. When the heist uncovers a darker use for the bank, the blast sparks unexpected consequences and turns a reluctant outsider into a symbol for a cause he never asked to join.
Also known as A Fistful of Dynamite · Once Upon a Time in the Revolution · Once Upon a Time... the Revolution
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Details
- Original title
- Giù la testa
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-10-29
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (1,180 votes)
About
If you enjoy sprawling, character-driven westerns that mix humor, explosions, and growing friendship against a revolutionary backdrop, this should land well; Not for you if you dislike slow pacing, bleak violence, or long runtimes like Once Upon a Time in the West.
Pros: darkly funny buddy dynamic; big action set pieces; memorable music | Cons: long and meandering; uneven tone shifts; violence can feel harsh
Themes
- mexico
- robbery
- rape
- prisoner
- liberation of prisoners
- revolution
- class
- spaghetti western
- techniscope
Cast & crew
Rod Steiger
as Juan Miranda
James Coburn
as John H. Mallory
Romolo Valli
as Dr. Villega
Maria Monti
as Woman on Stagecoach
Rik Battaglia
as Santerna
Franco Graziosi
as Governor Jaime
Antoine Saint-John
as Col. Günther Reza
Vivienne Chandler
as John's Girlfriend
David Warbeck
as Sean Nolan
Giulio Battiferri
as Miguel
Directed by Sergio Leone