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The Mercenary

1968 101 min ★ 6.9 Western

While a Mexican revolutionary lies low as a U.S. rodeo clown, the cynical Polish mercenary who tutored the idealistic peasant tells how he and a dedicated female radical fought for the soul of the guerrilla general Paco, as Mexicans threw off repressive government and all-powerful landowners in the 1910s. Tracked by the vengeful Curly, Paco liberates villages, but is tempted by social banditry's treasures, which Kowalski revels in.

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Cast

Franco Nero

Sergei Kowalski, The Polish

Tony Musante

Paco Roman

Jack Palance

Ricciolo ("Curly")

Giovanna Ralli

Columba

Franco Giacobini

Pepote

Eduardo Fajardo

Alfonso García

Franco Ressel

Studs

Álvaro de Luna

Ramon

Raf Baldassarre

Mateo

Joe Kamel

Sebastian

Details

Director

Sergio Corbucci

Screenplay

Luciano Vincenzoni

Tagline

"He sells death to the highest bidder! Buy or die!"

Status

Released

Original Language

Production

Produzioni Associate Delphos, Profilms 21, PEA

Reviews

John Chard

September 24, 2017

★ 8/10

You play by the rules you lose! Il mercenario (The Mercenary) is directed by Sergio Corbucci and Corbucci co-writes the screenplay with Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Spina and Adriano Bolzoni. It stars Franco Nero, Tony Musante, Jacl Palance and Giovanna Ralli. Music is by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai, with cinematography by Alejandro Ulloa. It's the Mexican Revolution and Sergei "Polack" ...