The Mercenary

Dec 20, 1968

1h 41m

★ 6.9

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.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Produzioni Associate Delphos

Profilms 21

PEA

The Mercenary Trailers

Cast

Sergei Kowalski, The Polish

Franco Nero

Paco Roman

Tony Musante

Ricciolo ("Curly")

Jack Palance

Columba

Giovanna Ralli

Pepote

Franco Giacobini

Alfonso García

Eduardo Fajardo

Studs

Franco Ressel

Ramon

Álvaro de Luna

Mateo

Raf Baldassarre

Sebastian

Joe Kamel

Officer

Lorenzo Robledo

Ugo Adinolfi

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