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Un genio, due compari, un pollo

  • 19751975
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.4K
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Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
  • Comedy
  • Western
Three rogues set out to rob $300,000 from an Indian-hating cavalry major.Three rogues set out to rob $300,000 from an Indian-hating cavalry major.Three rogues set out to rob $300,000 from an Indian-hating cavalry major.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Damiano Damiani
  • Writers
    • Ernesto Gastaldi(story)
    • Fulvio Morsella(story)
    • Damiano Damiani(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Terence Hill
    • Miou-Miou
    • Robert Charlebois
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  • Director
    • Damiano Damiani
  • Writers
    • Ernesto Gastaldi(story)
    • Fulvio Morsella(story)
    • Damiano Damiani(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Terence Hill
    • Miou-Miou
    • Robert Charlebois
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
    Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
    Terence Hill in Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
    Terence Hill in Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
    Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
    Terence Hill in Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
    Terence Hill in Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
    Robert Charlebois in Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
    Terence Hill and Robert Charlebois in Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
    Terence Hill, Patrick McGoohan, Robert Charlebois, and Miou-Miou in Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
    Miou-Miou in Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)
    Terence Hill in Un genio, due compari, un pollo (1975)

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    Terence Hill
    Terence Hill
    • Joe Thanks
    Miou-Miou
    Miou-Miou
    • Lucy
    • (as Miou Miou)
    Robert Charlebois
    Robert Charlebois
    • Steam Engine Bill
    Patrick McGoohan
    Patrick McGoohan
    • Major Cabot
    Raimund Harmstorf
    Raimund Harmstorf
    • Sergeant Milton
    Piero Vida
    Piero Vida
    • Jacky Roll
    Rik Battaglia
    Rik Battaglia
    • Captain
    • (as Rick Battaglia)
    Mario Valgoi
    Mario Valgoi
    • Thomas Trader
    Mario Brega
    Mario Brega
    • Officer at Fort
    Jean Martin
    Jean Martin
    • Colonel Pembroke
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Doc Foster
    Miriam Mahler
    Miriam Mahler
    • Pembroke's Daughter
    Clara Colosimo
    Clara Colosimo
    • La ruffiana
    Carla Cassola
    • Prostitute
    Fernando Cerulli
    Fernando Cerulli
    • Her husband
    • (as Ferdinando Cerulli)
    Vittorio Fanfoni
    • Jail guard
    Benito Stefanelli
    Benito Stefanelli
    • Mortimer
    Renato Baldini
    Renato Baldini
    • Sheriff in saloon
    • Director
      • Damiano Damiani
    • Writers
      • Ernesto Gastaldi(story) (screenplay)
      • Fulvio Morsella(story) (screenplay)
      • Damiano Damiani(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This is the last western Sergio Leone worked on.
    • Goofs
      When Major Cabot brings Bill and Lucy to the cell, they go through a room with flags which are supposed to be the state flags of the United States. If you watch closely you can see the flags of the European Union and of East Germany.
    • Quotes

      Doc Foster: [to Joe] In a few moments you'll be the deadest man that ever lived!

    • Alternate versions
      Most DVD versions (including Paramount's German release) are missing the last shot of the opening scene directly before the credits as well as the final shot of Monument Valley. The credits roll over the shot of Monument Valley in the uncut version whereas the cut version shows the credits over a black screen. The Paramount DVD does however include a reference to a threesome that most other versions are missing.
    • Connections
      Featured in Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Glory, Glory, Glory
      Composed by Ennio Morricone

      Sung by Catherine Howe

    User reviews17

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    A GENIUS, TWO PARTNERS AND A DUPE (Damiano Damiani and, uncredited, Sergio Leone, 1975) **1/2
    This popular latter-day Spaghetti Western proved a disappointment overall, considering the talents involved; to begin with, I've always been wary of semi-comic genre entries such as this – which stars one of its major exponents, Terence Hill (in fact, I recall having misgivings about even his MY NAME IS NOBODY [1973]): incidentally, that film was produced by the foremost director of Spaghetti Westerns – Sergio Leone – who was also involved with this one in an uncredited capacity (as a matter of fact, the striking and violent opening sequence is attributed to him!).

    Anyway, the film clearly owes a huge debt to Leone's THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966) – several genre outings, actually, tried to cash-in on that classic by devising (often amusing) variants on its title – though there are so many characters involved that it's hard to determine who the various epithets are referring to! The international cast, then, includes – besides Italian Hill – Irishman Patrick MacGoohan (though playing a U.S. Cavalry officer), French Miou-Miou and Robert Charlebois, and German Klaus Kinski (appearing in a bit early on as a gambler/gunslinger). Director Damiani had dabbled in the genre previously with one of the politically-oriented efforts, A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL (1967); the film under review, though, isn't nearly as stylish or engaging – also, as with a number of examples of its kind, it's overstretched for no real purpose!

    Another underwhelming element here is the score by "Euro-Cult" guru/genre stalwart Ennio Morricone – while pleasant in itself and occasionally inventive, it's decidedly forgettable in the long run: it seems he'd been doing it for so long that inspiration had pretty much withered by this time! There's not even that much action throughout the film: it's merely a collection of incidents which sees opportunistic Hill, gruff and dim-witted Charlebois (who's not only unhappy to be constantly reminded of his Indian heritage but he gets to negotiate terms with them over land rights while posing as a U.S. Colonel!), charming Miou-Miou, and shrewd villain MacGoohan (who's wasted here: what was he thinking?!) teaming up and/or double-crossing each other for possession of the proverbial booty (the plot, thin and all-too-typical – as can be surmised – is still separated by a good deal of padding). To be fair, the film is mildly enjoyable as such (a reasonable assessment for an outing emanating so late in the game) – but hardly unmissable as Spaghetti Westerns go
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    • Release date
      • December 19, 1975 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Nobody in Indijanci
    • Filming locations
      • Monument Valley, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Rafran Cinematografica
      • AMLF
      • Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen
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    • Budget
      • ITL 3,500,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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