A Fistful of Dynamite (1972)

Director: Sergio Leone Starring: James Coburn, Rod Steiger Genres: Western, Action-Adventure Origin: Italy Certificate: M Running Time: 150 min

synopsis

When fugitive Irish freedom fighter Sean Mallory (James Coburn), who has an obsession with dynamite, teams up with a Mexican peasant-turned-revolutionary, the results are explosive! Set during the Mexican revolution of 1913, A Fistful of Dynamite (originally titled Duck, You Sucker!) is an action-packed tale of power and politics directed and co-written (with Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Donati) by Sergio Leone. Rod Steiger plays Juan Miranda, a cigar-chomping, salt-of-the-earth peasant with a Robin Hood heart. Together, Juan and Sean stage a daring break-in to liberate political prisoners, defend their compatriots against a sadistic officer's well-equipped militia and risk their lives on a train filled with explosives. Beautifully filmed in the deserts of Spain, A Fistful of Dynamite also features another brilliant and unique score by Ennio Morriconne.