Duck, You Sucker! [SEP] country of origin
to deconstruct the romanticization of the American Old West, decided to use "Duck, You Sucker!" to deconstruct the romanticized nature of revolution, and to shed light on the political instability of contemporary Italy.
Leone, Donati and Luciano Vincenzoni worked together on the film’s screenplay for three to four weeks, discussing characters and scenes for the film. Donati, who had previously acted as an uncredited script doctor for "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", conceived Juan Miranda’s character as an extension of
Street, Dublin. As filming progressed, Leone modified the script: as he did not originally plan on directing "Duck, You Sucker", he thought the script was "conceived for an American filmmaker". "Duck, You Sucker!" was one of the last mainstream films shot in Techniscope.
Production Music.
The musical score for "Duck, You Sucker!" was composed by Ennio Morricone, who collaborated with Leone in all his previous projects as a director with the exception of his debut, "