A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe
Directed byDamiano Damiani
Screenplay by
Starring
CinematographyGiuseppe Ruzzolini[1]
Edited byNino Baragli[1]
Music byEnnio Morricone[1]
Production
companies
  • Rafran Cinematografica S.p.A.
  • A.M.L.F.
  • Rialto Film Preben Philipsen GmbH & Co. KG[1]
Distributed byTitanus
Release date
  • 16 December 1975 (1975-12-16) (West Germany)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
  • West Germany[1]

A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (Italian: Un genio, due compari, un pollo) is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Damiano Damiani[2] and Sergio Leone, who directed the opening scene.[3]

Plot

Joe Thanks (Terence Hill) is a genius conman. He conducts various schemes with his two friends: Half-breed Steam Engine Bill (Robert Charlebois) and his girlfriend Lucy (Miou-Miou). Lucy loves both men, and they in turn both vie for her affection.

Joe formulates an extremely elaborate plan to steal $300,000 from Major Cabot (Patrick McGoohan), an Indian-hating cavalry man, and in doing so save the Indian land he is trying to steal. Every time the plan seems to be failing, Joe has another trick up his sleeve. The film climaxes with a stagecoach chase and a gigantic explosion.

Cast

Production

Parts of the film were shot at the San Juan River and Monument Valley in Utah.[4]

Release

A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe was released in West Germany on December 16, 1975 as Nobody ist der Größte.[1]

The movie was also released in English under four different titles:

  • A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe
  • A Genius, Two Friends and an Idiot
  • Trinity is Back Again
  • Nobody's the Greatest

These different titles feature lightly different scenarios, or longer scenes. This was due to the fact that some of the best footage was stolen, and the director refusing to pay the ransom. They had to re-shoot some scenes but lacked the time for some of them. Consequently, it became impossible to edit the movie with perfect coherence.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Nobody ist der Größte". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ Mark Deming (2014). "Un Genio, Due Compari, Un Pollo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-26.
  3. ↑ Galbraith IV, Stuart (July 25, 2004). "Un genio, due compare, un pollo (A Genius, Two Partners, and a Dupe)". DVD Talk.
  4. ↑ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
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