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Father Jackleg
Father Jackleg

Father Jackleg

Con Man - Swindler - Chicken Thief! When it Came to Stealing He Forged the Book!

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ActionComedyWestern

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

05 December 1972

Country

Italy

Cast

Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Buck Santini

Giancarlo Prete

Giancarlo Prete

Tedeum

Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander

Stinky Manure

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Betty Brown

Mabel Karin

Mabel Karin

Wendy Brown

Eduardo Fajardo

Eduardo Fajardo

Grant

Riccardo Garrone

Riccardo Garrone

Sheriff

María Vico

María Vico

Ma Manure

Renzo Palmer

Renzo Palmer

Rags Manure

Stefania Girolami Goodwin

Stefania Girolami Goodwin

(uncredited)

Miguel Pedregosa

Miguel Pedregosa

Rocco Lerro

Rocco Lerro

Ángel Álvarez

Ángel Álvarez

Franco Borelli

Franco Borelli

Bruno Boschetti

Bruno Boschetti

Waiter

Karl Braun

Karl Braun

Miner

Dante Cleri

Dante Cleri

Unlucky client of restaurant

Fidel Gonzáles

Fidel Gonzáles

Gianclaudio Jabes

Gianclaudio Jabes

Ivan Palance

Ivan Palance

Man on train

Claudio Ruffini

Claudio Ruffini

Ana Suriani

Ana Suriani

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