A Fistful of Dynamite

A Fistful of Dynamite is a 1971 film directed by Sergio Leone (original Italian title: Giù la testa ("Duck your Head!"); also known as Duck, You Sucker and Once Upon a Time … The Revolution. Leone was known to prefer the title Duck, You Sucker, which he was convinced was a frequently used American phrase. Its plot is centered on two individuals, a poor Mexican bandit (played by Rod Steiger) and an ex-Irish Republican Army revolutionary (James Coburn), who meet during the turbulent Mexican Revolution. The movie is set in Mexico at the time of the Revolution. In the opening scene, Juan Miranda (Rod Steiger), by all appearances a poor campesino, is picked up by a stagecoach carrying a group of the wealthy Mexican upper class. The stagecoach driver, thinking it a great joke, lets him ride with these elite snobs who immediately treat Juan as if he were an animal, talking about him as if he were too unintelligent to understand their cruel taunts. This serves to illustrate one of the root... full article at wikipedia