1975 · comedy · leone-produced · heist
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe
Directed by Damiano Damiani1h 57m1975
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.
Our read: A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded comedy · leone-produced · heist entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured comedy / leone-produced, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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