Duck, You Sucker
Seen it?1971 | 157 min | Western
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (92% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.7 out of 10), it was a solid box office hit and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people. If you loved The Wild Bunch or 3:10 to Yuma, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's long: 2 hr 37 min.
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 77 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerStrong
Streaming release that reached a solid audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 194K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sergio Leone
- Rod SteigerJuan Miranda
- James CoburnJohn H. Mallory
- Romolo ValliDr. Villega
- Maria MontiWoman on Stagecoach
- Rik BattagliaSanterna
- Franco GraziosiGovernor Jaime
- Antoine Saint-JohnCol. Günther Reza
- Vivienne ChandlerJohn's Girlfriend
- David WarbeckSean Nolan
- Giulio BattiferriMiguel