# A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975)

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**Original title**: *Un genio, due compari, un pollo*
**Runtime**: 117 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Western
**Directed by**: Damiano Damiani
**Written by**: Sergio Leone, Fulvio Morsella, Ernesto Gastaldi
**Starring**: Terence Hill, Miou-Miou, Robert Charlebois, Patrick McGoohan, Raimund Harmstorf, Piero Vida

> *In the saddle... In the sack... In the sand*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Their conman Joe Thanks ropes in Bill and Lucy for a $300,000 heist from Major Cabot, promising wealth but delivering disguises and double-crosses instead. Joe’s endless crimes of confidence keep the trio one step ahead of the law, if not each other. Only the audience notices he’s always three steps behind.

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