{"id":99046,"date":"2025-09-24T13:46:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=99046"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:46:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:46:14","slug":"duck-you-sucker-fistful-of-dynamite-a-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=99046","title":{"rendered":"Duck, You Sucker! \/ Fistful of Dynamite, A (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If I fall, they&#8217;ll have to alter all the maps.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-99047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Poster.png 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen an Irish revolutionary (James Coburn) meets up with a Mexican bandit (Rod Steiger) during the time of Zapata and Pancho Villa, a complicated collaboration ensues.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cat and Mouse<\/li>\n<li>James Coburn Films<\/li>\n<li>Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Revolutionaries<\/li>\n<li>Rod Steiger Films <\/li>\n<li>Sergio Leone Films<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nSergio Leone&#8217;s follow-up to <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97496\"><em>Once Upon a Time in the West<\/em> (1968)<\/a> &#8212; his sixth and penultimate film before <em>Once Upon a Time in America<\/em> (1984) &#8212; was this rambling operatic western about betrayal, values, explosives, and (marginally) revolution in early 20th century Mexico. At the heart of the narrative is the cat-and-mouse turned shakily-collaborative alliance between Coburn and Steiger, whose initial meeting on the road fills the enjoyable first half-hour of the film. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Initial-Meeting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Initial-Meeting-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-99054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Initial-Meeting-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Initial-Meeting-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Initial-Meeting-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Initial-Meeting-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Initial-Meeting-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Initial-Meeting.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After this, we learn a bit more about Coburn&#8217;s previous involvement in the IRA and a love triangle through intentionally slow-paced (occasionally slo-mo) flash-back sequences: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Flashback-Closeup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Flashback-Closeup-1024x452.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"283\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-99055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Flashback-Closeup-1024x452.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Flashback-Closeup-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Flashback-Closeup-128x56.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Flashback-Closeup-768x339.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Flashback-Closeup-604x266.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Flashback-Closeup.png 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and we see how Steiger and Coburn (playing characters named &#8220;Juan&#8221; and &#8220;Sean&#8221; respectively &#8212; both variations on &#8220;John&#8221;) come to realize their mutual respect for one another. Everything is beautifully filmed, with strategic framing, excellent use made of extras and expansive sets, an instantly jaunty score by Ennio Morricone, and many effectively set up scenes of explosions. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Explosion.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Explosion-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-99052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Explosion-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Explosion-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Explosion-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Explosion-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Explosion-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Explosion.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>However, be forewarned that the storyline &#8212; intended to deglamorize revolution and reveal it as the violent, chaotic, corrupt mess it is (the film&#8217;s working title was <em>Once Upon a Time&#8230; The Revolution<\/em>) &#8212; goes on for too long and is challenging to follow at times. Leone fans won&#8217;t want to miss this one, but it&#8217;s not must-see for other film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Coburn as John (Sean) Mallory<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Coburn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Coburn-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-99060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Coburn-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Coburn-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Coburn-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Coburn-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Coburn-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Coburn.png 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rod Steiger as Juan Miranda<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-99061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Coburn and Steiger&#8217;s entertaining banter with one another<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cat-and-Mouse.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cat-and-Mouse-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-99049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cat-and-Mouse-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cat-and-Mouse-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cat-and-Mouse-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cat-and-Mouse-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cat-and-Mouse-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cat-and-Mouse.png 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Giuseppe Ruzzolini&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Eyes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Eyes-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-99050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Eyes-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Eyes-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Eyes-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Eyes-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Eyes-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Eyes.png 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Masterful direction of both close-up and wide panning shots<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Extras.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Extras-1024x440.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"275\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-99056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Extras-1024x440.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Extras-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Extras-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Extras-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Extras-604x260.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Extras.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cave.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cave-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-99065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cave-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cave-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cave-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cave-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cave-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Cave.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Impressive sets and costumes<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Train-Robbery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Train-Robbery-1024x441.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-99053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Train-Robbery-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Train-Robbery-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Train-Robbery-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Train-Robbery-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Train-Robbery-604x260.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Duck-You-Sucker-Train-Robbery.png 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ennio Morricone&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended for fans of Leone. Listed as a Cult Movie and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067140\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1972\/07\/01\/archives\/film-idiosyncratic-duck-you-suckerleones-new-western-is-set-in.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=-eVLAAAAIBAJ&#038;sjid=9YsDAAAAIBAJ&#038;pg=6364%2C4404468\">Village Voice Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/a-fistful-of-dynamite-duck-you-sucker-2\/\">Trailers From Hell Review (DVD Savant)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HW1sphDU7Y4\">Learning About Movies Video Review\/Essay <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If I fall, they&#8217;ll have to alter all the maps.&#8221; Synopsis: When an Irish revolutionary (James Coburn) meets up with a Mexican bandit (Rod Steiger) during the time of Zapata and Pancho Villa, a complicated collaboration ensues. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cat and Mouse James Coburn Films Mexico Revolutionaries Rod Steiger Films Sergio Leone Films Thieves and Criminals Westerns Review: Sergio Leone&#8217;s follow-up to Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) &#8212; his sixth and penultimate film before&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=99046\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=99046"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99067,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99046\/revisions\/99067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=99046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=99046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=99046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}