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"Two daredevils battle for a fortune in gold, and it will take an army to stop them!"

Jul 7 1972 PG 2h 37m
Drama, War, Western

At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.

Plot

Packed with sticks of dynamite, Irish rebel and explosives expert John H. Mallory finds himself in Revolution-torn 1913 Mexico, on the run from the British government. Riding a dusty, V-twin Indian motorcycle, John crosses paths with short-fused Mexican bandit Juan Miranda and his gun-toting family of outlaws, and before long, his expertise in explosives becomes evident. Now, bent on putting Mallory's skills to good use, devious Juan forms an uneasy partnership with John to rob the impregnable Mesa Verde National Bank. Instead, what seemed like an unmissable opportunity to get rich becomes a trap, enmeshing the unlikely duo in the Revolution, having no other choice but to fight together with the troops of Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata against the evil Colonel Günther Reza. Can John's dynamite get them out of the tight spot?

Written by

Sergio Leone, Sergio Donati, Luciano Vincenzoni

Directed by

Sergio Leone

Production Countries

Italy, Spain

Production Companies

United Artists, Euro International Film, San Marco, Rafran Cinematografica

Languages

Italiano, Español

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

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Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
77
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