1971 · 157 min · PG

Duck, You Sucker

Name: Duck, You Sucker
Genre: Western
Released: 1971
Duration: 157 min
Cast: Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli, Maria Monti, Rik Battaglia

Directed by Sergio Leone · Western

Duck, You Sucker (1971) is a Western film, directed by Sergio Leone set in Mexico during the 1910s. It runs 157 minutes and is rated PG.

A western, with a darkly comic and bleak tone. Themes of friendship, betrayal, and freedom & oppression run throughout.

Composer

Ennio Morricone

Cinematography

Giuseppe Ruzzolini

Cast

Rod SteigerJames CoburnRomolo ValliMaria MontiRik BattagliaFranco GraziosiAntoine Saint-JohnVivienne Chandler

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Mexico

Setting

Rural Desert

When

1910s

Premise & themes

Premise

Western

Themes

Friendship Betrayal Freedom & Oppression

Tone

Darkly ComicBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Historical Fiction

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Duck, You Sucker

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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