A Bullet for the General

Jan 13, 1967

1h 58m

★ 6.6

Like the Bandit... Like the Gringo... A bullet doesn't care who it kills!

Overview

El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware of his true intentions.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

M.C.M.

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Cast

Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'

Gian Maria Volonté

El Santo

Klaus Kinski

Adelita

Martine Beswick

Bill Tate

Lou Castel

Lt. Alvaro Ferreira

Aldo Sambrell

Raimundo

José Manuel Martín

General Elías

Jaime Fernández

Don Felipe

Andrea Checchi

Eufemio

Spartaco Conversi

Picaro

Joaquín Parra

Guapo

Santiago Santos

Train engineer

Valentino Macchi

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