One of the things i enjoy most about films is the stories of how they came to be made. A mysterious stranger played by eastwood drifts into a small mexican town only to find a virtual war. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. A fistful of dynamite 70s films escape to the seventies. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, il 1966 alternatieve titel. The plot is deceptively simpleand its lifted from japanese director akira kurosawa.
I know what i am talking about when i am talking about the revolutions. A fistful of dynamite 1971 war,western, drama film gorillas. A fistful of dynamite saw its first american release in 1972 as duck you sucker. The film never had the commercial success of the directors other spaghetti western classics, due in part to confusing trailers implying it was an actual comedy and poor marketing. Ennio morricone, grand officer omri born 10 november 1928 is an italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and former trumpet player. A fistful of dynamite is sergio leones strangest and. A fistful of dynamite 1971 at the beginning of the mexican revolution in 19, greedy bandit juan miranda rod steiger and idealist john h. Stuck somewhere in the middle is a fistful of dynamite.
At the beginning of the mexican revolution in 19, greedy bandit juan miranda rod steiger and idealist john h. Watch a fistful of dynamite online stream full movie. A fistful of dollars movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. He composes a wide range of music styles, making him one of the most versatile, experimental and influential composers of all time, working in any medium. And duck, you suckeroops, i mean once upon a timethe revolutionoops, youll have to forgive me.
According to leone, the girl john and his friend shared in ireland stands for revolution itself or rather a particular rosetinted view of it genius bonus. Set to the backdrop of the mexican revolution, a fistful of dynamite will leave you wanting more of sergio leonis. A fistful of dynamite from the original motion picture soundtrack a fist full of dynamite aka duck you sucker. A fistful of dollars a landmark western that established the clint eastwood persona and revitalized the genre. James coburn as john mallory with irish friends flashback sequence in fistful of dynamite 1971 trivia. A fistful of film music ennio morricone on allmusic 1995 whittling the output of a composer with. Ending dream scene from a fistful of dynamite 1971. Creative performances by james colburn and rod steiger help to weave a tail of a good for nothing bandit, and his dynamite toting compadre. A fistful of dynamite duck, you sucker holds a special place in the leoni archive. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a fistful of dynamite near you.
Original soundtrack track remastered by ennio morricone on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. The man with no name enters the mexican village of san miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three rojo brothers and sheriff john baxter. You might recognize the title a fistful of dynamite or you may have heard the title duck you sucker when looking through those movies you havent seen lists. S release despite being repeatedly told this was not a popular turn of phrase in the states didnt help things either. Writerdirector sergio leones splendidly and impressively overthetop 1972 modern western is set in mexico in 19 at the time of the mexican revolution. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. From sergio leone, the acclaimed director of a fistful of dollars, for a few dollars more, the good, the bad and the ugly and once upon a time in the west comes his final westerna relentlessly entertaining film that teams an irish explosives specialist with a mexican peasantturnedrevolutionary leader with thunderously explosive results. I dont know if it would be anybodys favorite leone western, but its strangeness and its complexity, and its unexpected sadness, makes it essential viewing. The theme for sergio leones a fistful of dynamite 1971. This film was released in the us under the title duck, you sucker. This spaghetti western film is boasting with some of the most peculiar scenes, blackest wittiness, and darkest betrayals and stories of friendships and camaraderie, too. Especially in the restored version, with a final flashback that interrupts the climactic battle for several minutes faux symbolism. Even though once upon a time in america is stylistically better, thematically better, and has better actors, once upon a time in the west is the perfect western, indeed the best western i can imagine it being possible to make.
There are many reports that sergio leone didnt want to direct the film, that he intended for an associate to do so, but was forced to step in when james coburn and rod steiger insisted they were hired to star in a leone project. Fistful of dynamite 1971 once upon a time in a western. Even though juan is the comic character, in this film the comic character is every bit as important as the serious one john as opposed to the good, the bad, and the. When a regiment of mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the longsimmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit. Mallory james coburn, 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.
Fistful of dynamite is entertainment on an epic scale, with a broader and somewhat deeper subtext, and it comes out with flying colors. Pg, 2 h 34 min rod steiger, james coburn, romolo valli, maria monti director. Heedless they make their pile freeloading monkeys on our back bad to the bone and spineless a dirty, lying, riotous pack ostrich policy, wrong way dont fall asleep or youll have to pay draconian penalty, right way ready to explode like a fistful of dynamite my fuse is burning fast like a fistful of dynamite like a bomb heading. A fistful of dollars film by leone 1964 britannica.
That is one of the alternative titles for the 1971 film a fistful of dynamite, made by sergio leone and starring james coburn and rod steiger. Watch a fistful of dynamite online 1972 movie yidio. Savant remembers the theatrical prints having almost no color the early 70s had some of the worst exhibition quality in the history of american cinema and the film being marketed as a kiddie western. Play fulllength songs from a fistful of dynamite duck, you sucker. I still cant decide if once upon a time in america is better than once upon a time in the west. Many times this story is nearly as good as the film itself. A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge. Rent duck, you sucker a fistful of dynamite 1972 on. Rent duck, you sucker a fistful of dynamite 1972 starring james coburn and romolo valli on dvd and bluray. Duck, you sucker a fistful of dynamite ennio morricone. A fistful of dynamite is leones most overlooked film, and many of those who have seen it havent seen it in the original uncut version. A fistful of dynamite sergio leone comes up with a tale copenned with sergio donati of the mexican revolution.
A fistful of dollars 1964 directed by sergio leone. A fistful of dynamite times movie tickets fandango. Duck, you sucker from a fistful of dynamite the city of prague philharmonic orchestra. The movie fist full of dynamite, also known as duck. A fistful of dynamite duck you sucker trailers from hell. Duck your head, also known as a fistful of dynamite and once upon a time. A fistful of dollars, italian western film, released in 1964, that popularized the spaghetti western subgenre and was a breakthrough movie for director sergio leone and star clint eastwood. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime.
It is the second part of a trilogy, which also includes once upon a time in the west and once upon a time in america. Rod steiger plays a simple bandit who wants to rob a bank in a mexican town but. Leones insistence the movie be called duck, you sucker. However youve heard about this movie, sergio leones forgotten political western goes by many names. I mean a fistful of dynamite has just such a story.
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