8.0
Viewer Rating
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Duck, You Sucker (1971)
Duck, You Sucker (1971)
Overview
At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is left-leaning due to its central focus on anti-colonialism, class struggle, and the exploitation of the poor by an oppressive regime, even as it portrays the tragic futility and disillusionment inherent in revolutionary violence.
The movie features a main cast predominantly composed of white actors, including a white actor portraying a Mexican character, consistent with casting norms of its production era. Its narrative focuses on themes of revolution and class struggle during the Mexican Revolution, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities in its framing.
Secondary
Duck, You Sucker (1971) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on political revolution and the relationship between its two male protagonists within a traditional Western genre context, with no elements related to queer identity.
The film 'Duck, You Sucker, 1971' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a Mexican bandit and an Irish revolutionary during the Mexican Revolution, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Duck, You Sucker (1971) features original characters created for the film, with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous adaptations from which a gender swap could occur.
The film is an original story, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. Therefore, no character was canonically, historically, or widely established as one race prior to this film's creation. The casting of a white actor in a role written as Mexican does not meet the definition of a 'race swap' as a change from a previously established racial identity.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.7
Critic Ratings
9.2
7.7
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