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Duck, You Sucker!

Movie · 1971 · 157 min

A sprawling, dusty epic that swings between rowdy comedy and bitter tragedy, leaving a heavy, mournful ache.

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1971 film directed by Sergio Leone
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Year
1971
Runtime
157 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • war
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
Spaghetti Western, war, buddy
Directed by
Sergio Leone
Written by
Sergio Leone, Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Donati
Starring
James Coburn, Rod Steiger, Rik Battaglia, Aldo Sambrell, Romolo Valli, David Warbeck, Maria Monti, Vivienne Chandler
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Runtime
157 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian, Spanish, English

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