In 1913 Mexico, a cynical Mexican bandit ( Rod Steiger ) and a disillusioned IRA explosives expert (James Coburn) form an uneasy alliance. While initially planning a bank heist, they are inadvertently swept into the fires of the Mexican Revolution , becoming reluctant heroes.
For the 1971 Sergio Leone film (also widely known as A Fistful of Dynamite ), Core Metadata Original Title : Giù la testa
: Unlike traditional Westerns, Leone explores the grim reality of revolution, famously stating "Revolution means confusion."
: This film is the middle chapter of Leone's unofficial trilogy, sandwiched between Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and Once Upon a Time in America (1984).
