Film

Father Jackleg

1972 · 1h 39m · Action · Comedy · Western

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

IMDb

4.6

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.

Jack Palance

Buck Santini

Giancarlo Prete

Tedeum

Lionel Stander

Stinky Manure

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Betty Brown

Mabel Karin

Wendy Brown

Eduardo Fajardo

Grant

Riccardo Garrone

Sheriff

María Vico

Ma Manure

Renzo Palmer

Rags Manure

Stefania Girolami Goodwin

(uncredited)

Miguel Pedregosa

Rocco Lerro

Ángel Álvarez

Franco Borelli

Bruno Boschetti

Waiter

Karl Braun

Miner

• Enzo G. CastellariDirector · Story · Screenplay
• José Gutiérrez MaessoScreenplay · Story
• Giovanni SimonelliStory · Screenplay
• Tito CarpiStory · Screenplay
• Virgilio De BlasiProducer
• Franco PalaggiProducer
• Manuel RojasDirector of Photography
• Guido De AngelisOriginal Music Composer
• Maurizio De AngelisOriginal Music Composer
• Vincenzo TomassiEditor

Release date

December 5, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Genres

Action, Comedy, Western

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