A Fistful of Dollars
1967
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At the beginning of the Mexican Revolution in 1913, greedy bandit Juan Miranda (Rod Steiger) and idealist John H. Mallory (James Coburn), an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from...
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- Sergio Leone
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- Rod Steiger
Sergio Leone’s acerbic revolutionary epic A Fistful of Dynamite posits the notion that, when the bullets start flying, rather than turn rashly heroic, it’s best to keep your head down.
Apr 21, 2018 · “A Fistful of Dynamite” is Leone’s most overlooked film, and many of those who have seen it haven’t seen it in the original uncut version. I don’t know if it would be anybody’s favorite Leone Western, but its strangeness and its complexity, and its unexpected sadness, makes it essential viewing.
Duck, You Sucker! ( Italian: Giù la testa, lit. "Duck Your Head", "Get Down"), also known as A Fistful of Dynamite and Once Upon a Time ... the Revolution, is a 1971 epic Zapata Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Leone and starring Rod Steiger, James Coburn, and Romolo Valli .
Coburn stars as John Mallory, an IRA man who escaped the homeland after being ratted out. He’s angry and disenfranchised but wants to take part in a revolution somewhere, so he’s come to Mexico in a motorbike full of dynamite, hoping to wreak havoc on the Mexican government.
Apr 22, 2018 · The New York Times panned the movie, but Time Magazine offered a mostly positive review, one of the earliest to take Leone on his own terms instead of dismissing him as a passing curiosity.
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A Fistful of Dynamite Reviews. 77 Metascore. 1971. 2 hr 37 mins. Drama. PG. Watchlist. Where to Watch. An earthy bandito and an Irish soldier of fortune with a penchant for explosives...
