The Mercenary
1968/12/20 • Released • Italian
He sells death to the highest bidder! Buy or die!
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.
Director : Sergio Corbucci
Casts
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
Simón Arriaga
Simón
José Canalejas
Lerkin
Juan Cazalilla
Mayor
Remo De Angelis
Hudo
Tito García
Garcia's Cousin (uncredited)
Guillermo Méndez
Captain (uncredited)
Enrique Navarro
Notary (uncredited)
Francisco Nieto
Antonio (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)
José Luis Lizalde
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Ángel Álvarez
Notary (uncredited)
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