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The Mercenary

Il mercenario

19681h 41mWestern · Comedy · Drama
directed by Sergio Corbucci

“He sells death to the highest bidder! Buy or die!”

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6.9 / 10
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7.1 / 10
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Synopsis

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.

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