The Mercenary (1968)
Overview
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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| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 6.331 |
Directed By
Sergio Corbucci
Crew
Sergio Corbucci
Ennio Morricone
Giorgio Arlorio
Franco Solinas
Luciano Vincenzoni
Pietro Nofri
Orlando Pierfederici
Serafín García Trueba
José Nuño de la Rosa
Raul Ranieri
Alejandro Millón
Giusy Bovino
Carlo Diotallevi
Alfredo Polo
Renato Cadueri
Remo De Angelis
Filiberto Fiaschi
Ricardo Huertas
Sergio Bergamini
Franca Invernizzi
Hans Burmann
Isidro Muro
Julio Leyva
Antonio Benetti
Pina Triunveri
Piero Filippone
Jürgen Henze
Luis Vázquez
Vázquez Hermanos
Celeste Battistelli
Bruno Nicolai
Sergio Spina
Adriano Bolzoni
Sergio Corbucci
Francesco Merli
Manuel Castedo
Francesco Merli
Luis Vázquez
Luis Vázquez
Alejandro Ulloa
Eugenio Alabiso
Alberto Grimaldi
TOP 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
Lorenzo Robledo
Officer
José María Aguinaco
Ramirez
Simón Arriaga
Simón
José Canalejas
Lerkin
Juan Cazalilla
Mayor
Remo De Angelis
Hudo
Alejandro de Enciso
Juan
Tito García
Garcia's Cousin (uncredited)
A. Jiménez Castellanos
(uncredited)
Guillermo Méndez
Captain (uncredited)
Enrique Navarro
Notary (uncredited)
Francisco Nieto
Antonio (uncredited)
Ángel Ortiz
Mexican #3 (uncredited)
Julio Peña
(uncredited)
Milo Quesada
Marco (uncredited)
Herman Reynoso
Curly's 2nd Man (uncredited)
José Riesgo
Garcia's Brother (uncredited)
Lorenzo Robledo
Officer (uncredited)
Vicente Roca
Elias Garcia (uncredited)
Fernando Villena
Sergeant (uncredited)
José Luis Lizalde
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Ángel Álvarez
Notary (uncredited)
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