Father Jackleg

Father Jackleg

Father Jackleg

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Father Jackleg

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

1972

1h 39m

4.0(3 votes)

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Comedy

Western

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.

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22 members

Acting

Jack Palance

Buck Santini

Jack Palance

Acting

Giancarlo Prete

Tedeum

Giancarlo Prete

Acting

Lionel Stander

Stinky Manure

Lionel Stander

Acting

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Betty Brown

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Acting

Mabel Karin

Wendy Brown

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Eduardo Fajardo

Grant

Eduardo Fajardo

Acting

Riccardo Garrone

Sheriff

Riccardo Garrone

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María Vico

Ma Manure

María Vico

Acting

Renzo Palmer

Rags Manure

Renzo Palmer

Acting

Stefania Girolami Goodwin

(uncredited)

Stefania Girolami Goodwin

Crew

Miguel Pedregosa

Unknown Role

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Rocco Lerro

Unknown Role

Rocco Lerro

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Ángel Álvarez

Unknown Role

Ángel Álvarez

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Franco Borelli

Unknown Role

Franco Borelli

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Bruno Boschetti

Waiter

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Karl Braun

Miner

Karl Braun

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Dante Cleri

Unlucky client of restaurant

Dante Cleri

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Fidel Gonzáles

Unknown Role

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Gianclaudio Jabes

Unknown Role

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Ivan Palance

Man on train

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Claudio Ruffini

Unknown Role

Claudio Ruffini

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Ana Suriani

Unknown Role

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