The Mercenary

The Mercenary (1968)

Il mercenario

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

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.

Date of release
1968-12-20
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (171)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Western, Comedy, Drama
Director
Sergio Corbucci

Casting

  • 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
  • Lorenzo Robledo — Officer
  • Ugo Adinolfi

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