Father Jackleg

Father Jackleg

99 mins | Comedy, Action, Western | Dec. 5, 1972

A con man inherits a gold mine. Knowing that his family are even bigger con artists than he is, he assumes the mine is worthless, and teams up with a partner in a scheme to unload it on some unsuspecting chumps. However, the other members of his family discover that the gold mine is actually worth a lot of money, and they set out to take it from him before he realizes what he has.

Father Jackleg

99 mins | Comedy, Action, Western | Dec. 5, 1972

Father Jackleg
A con man inherits a gold mine. Knowing that his family are even bigger con artists than he is, he assumes the mine is worthless, and teams up with a partner in a scheme to unload it on some unsuspecting chumps. However, the other members of his family discover that the gold mine is actually worth a lot of money, and they set out to take it from him before he realizes what he has.
IMDb rating 4.6
Producers Tecisa, F.P. Cinematografica, Canaria Films
Original title Tedeum
Directors Giovanni A. Giurgola, Maria Luisa Merci, Giorgio Ubaldi, Enzo G. Castellari, Isabel Mulá
Writers José Gutiérrez Maesso, Tito Carpi, Enzo G. Castellari, Giovanni Simonelli

Cast

Jack Palance

as Buck Santini

Giancarlo Prete

as Tedeum

Lionel Stander

as Stinky Manure

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

as Betty Brown

Mabel Karin

as Wendy Brown

Eduardo Fajardo

as Grant

Riccardo Garrone

as Sheriff

María Vico

as Ma Manure

Renzo Palmer

as Rags Manure

Stefania Girolami Goodwin

as (uncredited)

Bruno Boschetti

as Waiter

Karl Braun

as Miner

Dante Cleri

as Unlucky client of restaurant

Ivan Palance

as Man on train