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Father Jackleg(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-12-05
55%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 39m
Con Man - Swindler - Chicken Thief! When it Came to Stealing He Forged the Book!
Overview:
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.
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy,
Spain
ProductionCompanies:
F.P. Cinematografica
Tecisa Film
Canaria Films
Movie: Father Jackleg
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jack Palance
Buck Santini
Giancarlo Prete
Tedeum
Lionel Stander
Stinky Manure
Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Betty Brown
Eduardo Fajardo
Grant
Riccardo Garrone
Sheriff
María Vico
Ma Manure
Renzo Palmer
Rags Manure
Stefania Girolami Goodwin
(uncredited)
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