A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
6.2
“In the saddle... In the sack... In the sand”
Expert conman Joe Thanks teams up with half-breed Bill and naive Lucy to steal $300,000 from the Indian-hating Major Cabot. Their elaborate plan is full of disguises, double-crosses, and chases, but Joe always seems to know what he's doing.
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Cast
33 people
Terence Hill
Joe Thanks
Known for
They Call Me Trinity
My Name Is Nobody
Miou-Miou
Lucy
Known for
Dumped
Germinal
Robert Charlebois
Bill Locomotiva
Known for
Happiness Never Comes Alone
Patrick McGoohan
Major Cabot
Known for
Braveheart
Escape from Alcatraz
Raimund Harmstorf
Sergeant Milton
Known for
They Called Him Bulldozer
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid
Piero Vida
Jacky Roll
Known for
Nostalgia
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Rik Battaglia
Captain
Known for
Duck, You Sucker
The Desperado Trail
Mario Valgoi
Thomas Trader
Also in
The Italian Job
Anna Karenina
Mario Brega
Coach Driver
Known for
A Fistful of Dollars
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
Jean Martin
Colonel Pembroke
Known for
The Battle of Algiers
The King and the Mockingbird
Klaus Kinski
Doc Foster
Known for
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Miriam Mahler
Pembroke's Daughter
Known for
Holocaust
Damiano Damiani Director · Sergio Leone Screenplay Fulvio Morsella Screenplay
United States release December 16, 1975 · Produced in France, Germany, Italy · Production AMLF, Rialto Film
Production
Rafran Cinematografica
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AMLF
Production
Rialto Film
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Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen
Production
France · Germany · Italy
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Original title
Un genio, due compari, un pollo
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Germany · December 16, 1975
Theatrical
United States · December 16, 1975
Theatrical
Italy · December 19, 1975
Theatrical
Denmark
July 22, 1976 · Theatrical
France
January 21, 1976 · Theatrical
Germany
March 15, 2013 · Physical
June 4, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release
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