The Mercenary

The Mercenary

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

1968•1h 41m•6.9/10

Western

Ratings

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6.9/10(156)

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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Production

Produzioni Associate Delphos, Profilms 21, PEA

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Sergei Kowalski, The Polish

Tony Musante

Tony Musante

Paco Roman

Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Ricciolo ("Curly")

Giovanna Ralli

Giovanna Ralli

Columba

Franco Giacobini

Franco Giacobini

Pepote

Eduardo Fajardo

Eduardo Fajardo

Alfonso García

Franco Ressel

Franco Ressel

Studs

Álvaro de Luna

Álvaro de Luna

Ramon

Raf Baldassarre

Raf Baldassarre

Mateo

Joe Kamel

Joe Kamel

Sebastian

Lorenzo Robledo

Lorenzo Robledo

Officer

Ugo Adinolfi

Ugo Adinolfi

José María Aguinaco

Ramirez

Simón Arriaga

Simón

José Canalejas

José Canalejas

Lerkin

Juan Cazalilla

Juan Cazalilla

Mayor

Remo De Angelis

Remo De Angelis

Hudo

Alejandro de Enciso

Juan

Tito García

Tito García

Garcia's Cousin (uncredited)

A. Jiménez Castellanos

(uncredited)

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