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Father Jackleg

1972-12-05 · 99 min · ★ 5.5

Action · Comedy · Western

A con man inherits a gold mine. Knowing that his family are even bigger con artists than he is, he assumes the mine is worthless, and teams up with a partner in a scheme to unload it on some unsuspecting chumps. However, the other members of his family discover that the gold mine is actually worth a lot of money, and they set out to take it from him before he realizes what he has.

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Directors
Enzo G. Castellari
Production companies
F.P. Cinematografica, Tecisa Film, Canaria Films
Countries
Italy, Spain
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jack PalanceJack PalanceBuck Santini
Giancarlo PreteGiancarlo PreteTedeum
Lionel StanderLionel StanderStinky Manure
Francesca Romana ColuzziFrancesca Romana ColuzziBetty Brown
Mabel KarinWendy Brown
Eduardo FajardoEduardo FajardoGrant
Riccardo GarroneRiccardo GarroneSheriff
María VicoMaría VicoMa Manure
Renzo PalmerRenzo PalmerRags Manure
Stefania Girolami GoodwinStefania Girolami Goodwin(uncredited)
Miguel Pedregosa
Rocco LerroRocco Lerro
Ángel ÁlvarezÁngel Álvarez
Franco Borelli
Bruno BoschettiWaiter
Karl BraunMiner
Dante CleriDante CleriUnlucky client of restaurant
Fidel Gonzáles
Gianclaudio Jabes
Ivan PalanceMan on train

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