A Fistful of Dynamite
| Duck, You Sucker! (Giù la testa) |
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US theatrical poster by
Robert McGinnis, with the original title |
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| Directed by | Sergio Leone |
| Produced by | Fulvio Morsella |
| Screenplay by |
Luciano Vincenzoni Sergio Donati Sergio Leone Dialogue: Roberto De Leonardis Carlo Tritto |
| Story by | Sergio Leone Sergio Donati |
| Starring |
Rod Steiger James Coburn Romolo Valli |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Ruzzolini |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
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Production
company |
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| Distributed by | Euro International Film (Italy) United Artists (US & UK) |
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Release date
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29 October 1971 |
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Running time
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157 minutes |
| Country | Italy Spain United States |
| Language | Italian English Spanish |
| Box office | 4,731,889 admissions (France) |
Duck, You Sucker! (Italian: Giù la testa, lit. "Duck Your Head"), also known as A Fistful of Dynamite and Once Upon a Time… the Revolution, is a 1971 Italian epic Zapata Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Leone and starring Rod Steiger, James Coburn and Romolo Valli.
Set during the Mexico Revolution of the 1910s, the film tells the story of Juan Miranda, an amoral Mexican outlaw, and John Mallory, an ex-Irish Republican revolutionary. After they accidentally meet under less-than-friendly circumstances, Juan and John involuntarily become heroes of the Revolution despite being forced to make heavy sacrifices.
It is the second film of what is sometimes referred to as Leone's Once Upon a Time Trilogy, which includes the previous Once Upon a Time in the West and the subsequent Once Upon a Time in America, released thirteen years later. The last western film directed by Leone, it is considered by some to be one of his most overlooked films.
In Revolution-torn 1913 Mexico, Juan Miranda, a Mexican outlaw leading a bandit family, robs a coach of wealthy men and rapes a female passenger who insulted him. Passing by on a motorcycle is John (Seán) H. Mallory, an early Irish Republican explosives expert, who is working in Mexico as a silver mine blaster. Discovering his skill with dynamite and nitroglycerin, Juan relentlessly tries to force John to join him on a raid on the Mesa Verde National Bank.
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