Corrado Solari Movies
- 1972
A major Milanese newspaper publisher makes moves to frame a student protest leader for the murder of a young college coed. This political thriller takes the student and political unrest of the late '60s and early '70s in Italy as its background. It includes previously unseen documentary footage of demonstrations that took place at that time. Tension builds as the network of lies and pressures grips both men more firmly. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Originally titled Giù la Testa, Duck, You Sucker! is a Mexican-revolution yarn, filmed in Italy by spaghetti Western maven Sergio Leone. James Coburn is top-billed as John H. Mallory, an Irish soldier of fortune with a penchant for explosives. Rod Steiger plays Juan Miranda, another mercenary who wants to utilize Mallory's specialty to blast into a bank. Despite his avaricious intentions, Miranda becomes a hero when the hole he blows in the bank wall frees dozens of political prisoners. Duck, You Sucker originally ran 150 minutes, with U.S. release prints heavily trimmed. Taking into consideration the previous "Man With No Name" films masterminded by Leone, the distributors of Duck, You Sucker! reissued the film as A Fistful of Dynamite. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rod Steiger, James Coburn, (more)
