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The Mercenary
Why this pick
Its Mexican Revolution setting, shifting loyalties and dryly comic violence closely echo Damiani’s blend of political cynicism and flamboyant spaghetti-western momentum.
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MOVIE1966 1h 58m ITA
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A revolution-era partnership between self-interested outsiders delivers the same volatile camaraderie, anti-imperialist bite and energetic action as A Bullet for the General.
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
A relentless pursuit strips away the respectable hero’s certainties, sharing A Bullet for the General’s suspicion of authority, sharp class politics and mounting moral tension.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
During the Mexican Revolution, a Durango-bound government munitions train is forced to stop due to the presence of a crucifixion army officer on the tracks. El Chuncho Muños, a gun runner loyal to the revolutionary leader General Elías, leads his gang in an assault on the train. Lieutenant Alvaro Ferreira attempts to save the officer, but upon being fatally wounded by Chuncho, he is forced to order the train to run the officer over and escape the bandits. Bill Tate, an American passenger on the train, kills the train driver and stops the train again, allowing Chuncho and his gang to kill the remaining soldiers and take their weapons. Posing as a former prisoner of the army, Tate joins the gang, and is quickly befriended by Chuncho, who nicknames him "Niño".
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Damiano Damiani
Journalist with General Elías
Carla Gravina
Rosario
Gian Maria Volonté
Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'
Klaus Kinski
El Santo
Martine Beswick
Adelita
Aldo Sambrell
Lt. Alvaro Ferreira
Andrea Checchi
Don Felipe