Seems futile to compare this to the other westerns made by Sergio Leone. It doesn't reach the levels of drama, lyricism and intensity of his previous work, nor the raw epic excitement of the "dollars trilogy" however it isn't exempt of his engaging and rich storytelling and it su...( read more)
James Coburn, Maria Monti, Rik Battaglia
Sergio Leone, famous for his "spaghetti westerns," directed this humorous tale about an Irish terrorist obsessed with explosives who teams up with a down-to- earth peasant during the Mexican Revolutio...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 5, 2007
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June 2, 2009
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April 14, 2009
One of Sergio Leone's lesser known films, A Fistful Of Dynamite stars Rod Steiger as a self centred Mexican bandit who forms an unlikely alliance with ex IRA bombmaker James Coburn and becomes caught up in the revolution. This film contains many of Leone's classic ingredients; ti...( read more)
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June 1, 2008
Duck, You Sucker is Sergio Leone's follow-up to the epic once upon a time in the West (and is considered the second act of a trilogy that ends with Once Upon A Time In America). Rod Steiger plays the patriarch of a Mexican peasant-bandit family during the Mexican Revolution. He s...( read more)
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May 8, 2008
Arguably, A Fistful of Dynamite contains more social commentary than any other Leone film. The film opens with a quote from Mao Zedong about the nature of revolutions and class struggle.[1] Throughout the course of the film Leone delves deep into the class differences that shaped...( read more)
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October 22, 2009
A minor classic which pales if compared to other Leone films, but nevertheless a great tale about friendship in a political scenery, featuring an enchanting melancholic score by Morricone and mesmerizing performances.
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October 16, 2009
FANFAN FANFAN , cte maudite tune la me reste pogner dans la tete pu capable de la faire sortir
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September 18, 2009
Leone's funny side but still with his unique Western style. Unfortunately, the epic feeling has been finally lost. Very enjoyable characters nonetheless...
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September 4, 2009
El filme mįs polķtico de Leone, aunque un poco largo... es la segunda de la trilogķa, que terminarķa gloriosamente con "Once upon a time in América"
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