Duck, You Sucker

Duck, You Sucker

157 mins | Western | Oct. 20, 1971

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.

Duck, You Sucker

157 mins | Western | Oct. 20, 1971

Duck, You Sucker
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers United Artists, Rafran Cinematografica, Euro International Film, San Marco
Original title Giù la testa
Directors Tony Brandt, Serena Canevari, Giancarlo Santi, Alberto De Martino, Sergio Leone
Writers Carlo Tritto, Roberto De Leonardis, Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati, Sergio Leone

Cast

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

Poldo Bendandi

as Revolutionary

Omar Bonaro

as Revolutionary

Roy Bosier

as Landowner on Stagecoach

John Frederick

as American on Stagecoach

Amato Garbini

as Policeman on Train

Michael Harvey

as Coachman

Furio Meniconi

as Innkeeper

Vincenzo Norvese

as Miranda Gang Member

Stefano Oppedisano

as Revolutionary

Memè Perlini

as Miranda's Son

Goffredo Pistoni

as Miranda's Father

Renato Pontecchi

as Pepe Miranda

Jean Rougeul

as Priest on Stagecoach

Corrado Solari

as Napoleon Miranda

Antonio Casale

as Notary on Stagecoach

Aldo Sambrell

as Mexican Officer (uncredited)

Florencio Amarilla

as Revolutionary (uncredited)

Sergio Calderón

as Revolutionary (uncredited)

Simon van Collem

as Conductor (uncredited)

Alberigo Donadeo

as Santerna's Man (uncredited)

Paolo Figlia

as Soldier in Mesa Verde Bank (uncredited)

Romano Milani

as Mesa Verde Bank Prisoner (uncredited)

Luigi Tripodi

as Revolutionary (uncredited)

Claudio Mancini

as Mexican Army Captain (uncredited)

Riccardo Pizzuti

as Santerna's Man (uncredited)

Franco Ukmar

as Soldier in Mesa Verde Bank (uncredited)