Duck, You Sucker

Name: Duck, You Sucker
Genre: Western
Released: 1971-10-20
Duration: 2 h 37 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli, Maria Monti, Rik Battaglia

Two daredevils battle for a fortune in gold, and it will take an army to stop them!

Giù la testa (1971)

Timing: 2:37 (157 min)

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Release date

1971-10-20

Country

Spain, Italy

Production

United Artists, Rafran Cinematografica, San Marco, Euro International Films

Genre

Western

Budget

Revenue

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Director

Sergio Leone

Actors

Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli, Maria Monti, Rik Battaglia, Franco Graziosi, Antoine Saint-John, Vivienne Chandler, David Warbeck, Giulio Battiferri
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Scenario

Producer

Fulvio Morsella

Operator

Giuseppe Ruzzolini

Composer

Ennio Morricone

Artist

Franco Velchi, Ezio Di Monte

Audition

Editing

Nino Baragli, Claudio Mancini
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Short description

At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.

What's left behind the scenes

The character of John Malloy was specifically written for Jason Robards, and Eli Wallach was the director's initial choice for the role of Juan Miranda. However, the studio wanted more famous actors in the film, so the leading roles went to James Coburn and Rod Steiger.
According to Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah agreed to direct the film after Peter Bogdanovich left the project. However, he requested too high a fee, and the studio declined his services.
Jason Robards and Clint Eastwood were considered for the role of John.
Malcolm McDowell was originally slated to play Sean.
James Coburn was offered roles in 'A Fistful of Dollars' (1964) and 'Once Upon a Time in the West' (1968) at one point. When Leone offered James the role of Sean, Coburn wasn't particularly keen on appearing in the film and asked for time to consider. A few days later, James met with Henry Fonda, who starred in 'Once Upon a Time in the West' (1968), and asked him what he thought of Leone. Fonda replied that he considered Leone the greatest director he had ever worked with. After that, Coburn agreed to star in the film.
Peter Bogdanovich was initially supposed to direct the film, but Rod Steiger and James Coburn demanded that Leone be the director.
Sergio Leone offered Eli Wallach the role of Juan Miranda, but Wallach was unable to participate in the film due to commitments to other projects. After much persuasion from Leone, Eli agreed to the role and left another project. However, by that point, the studio had already signed a contract with Rod Steiger. Leone offered no compensation to Wallach, so the latter sued the production company.
The full version of the film has a runtime of 158 minutes.

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