Rent A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
3.6 of 5 from 123 ratings
2h 30min
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- Synopsis:
- Starring acting giants Rod Steiger (In the Heat of the Night) as Juan Miranda, an amoral peasant-turned-outlaw, and James Coburn (Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid) as John Mallory, a dynamite-tossing Irish revolutionary who has fled to Mexico after becoming a fugitive in his own country. Together, they're a devilishly volatile mix of anti-establishment philosophies and violent tendencies as they attempt to liberate political prisoners, defend their compatriots against a well-equipped militia, and risk their lives on a train filled with explosives.
- Actors:
- Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli, Maria Monti, Rik Battaglia, Franco Graziosi, Antoine Saint-John, Vivienne Maya, David Warbeck, Giulio Battiferri, Poldo Bendandi, Omar Bonaro, Roy Bosier, John Frederick, Amato Garbini, Michael Harvey, Biagio La Rocca, Furio Meniconi, Nazzareno Natale, Vincenzo Norvese
- Directors:
- Sergio Leone
- Producers:
- Fulvio Morsella
- Writers:
- Sergio Leone, Sergio Donati, Luciano Vincenzoni, Roberto De Leonardis, Carlo Tritto
- Aka:
- Giù la testa / Duck, You Sucker! / Once Upon a Time...The Revolution
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics
- Collections:
- Top Films, Cinema Paradiso's 2025 Centenary Club: April - June, Heist Movies: A 20-Year Stretch, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films About Trains: Westerns and War Movies, What We Were Watching in 1971
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/12/2019
- Run Time:
- 157 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by filmmaker Alex Cox (US version)
- Audio commentary by film historian Sir Christopher Frayling (US version)
- Interview with film critic and writer Kim Newman
- Interview with Austin Fisher, author of Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western: Politics, Violence and Popular Italian Cinema
- The Myth of Revolution-Sir Christopher Frayling on Duck, You Sucker!
- Sergio Donati Remembers Duck, You Sucker!
- Sorting Out The Versions: An Analysis of Duck, You Sucker!
- Once Upon A Time...in Italy- featurette
- Restoration, Italian Style
- Location Comparisons
- Radio Spots
- Trailer
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following ( US Version):
- A Fistful Of Dynamite
- Duck You Sucker!
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following (Italian Version):
- A Fistful Of Dynamite / Duck You Sucker! / Once Upon A Time...The Revolution
- Special Features
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Reviews (3) of A Fistful of Dynamite
Dynamite, Betrayal and Another Twenty Minutes - A Fistful of Dynamite review by griggs
Sergio Leone looks at the Mexican Revolution and decides it needs dynamite, betrayal, and another twenty minutes. He’s not wrong about the first two.
Rod Steiger goes big as Juan, funny and furious, sometimes in the same breath. James Coburn undercuts him beautifully, all cool charm on the surface with grief sitting underneath, and the flashbacks to Ireland slowly explain why. Their double act stops the whole thing collapsing under its own weight — two men using each other who end up actually caring.
Ennio Morricone runs the emotional show from the pit. This feels as much his film as Steiger or Coburn’s, and I’d forgive plenty for that main theme alone.
The trouble is the length. Some sequences say what they’ve already said, Leone keeps reaching for epic when he’s already got enough, and Steiger’s early scenes flirt with caricature before the film trusts him with real feeling.
Baggy, occasionally self-indulgent, but there’s far too much good stuff here to stay annoyed with it.
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A fistful of rubbish - A Fistful of Dynamite review by SF
Here we have film trying to take the micky out of the old western and gangster films and it ended up being a basket full of, how can I say this without being rude?
We didn't like it at all and only watched to see how bad it could get and it exceeded our expectations
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dynamite not dollars! - A Fistful of Dynamite review by CP Customer
Not in to westerns? Think again! Pathos, comedy, fantastic score, Coburn, explosives, masterful close-up camera-work and the IRA of all things. This film will change your mind. Lovable and truly engaging.
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