Sight and Sound, 06/01/2005, p.82, "[T]his is Leone at his most overtly political....[With] many bravura moments..."
Uncut, 05/01/2005, p.142, "[In an] inspired piece of casting....Leone took Rod Steiger and James Coburn and made them, respectively, an impassioned Mexican revolutionary and a cerebral IRA man in exile."
The movie was filmed in the deserts of Spain.
DVD Features:
2-Disc Set - Keep Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround - Spanish, French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentaries - Sir Christopher Frayling - Film Historian
Behind the Scenes - 1. "Sorting Out The Versions"
2. "Restoration, Italian Style"
Clips/Highlights - "Location Comparisons"
Documentaries - 1. "The Myth Of Revolution"
2. "Once Upon A Time In Italy"
Featurettes - "Sergio Donati Remembers DUCK, YOU SUCKER"
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. Radio Spots (6)
Additional Product:
8-Page Booklet
Sergio Leone, famous for his "spaghetti westerns," directed this humorous tale about an Irish terrorist obsessed with explosives who teams up with a down-to- earth peasant during the Mexican Revolution.