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A Bullet for the General

Play trailer Poster for A Bullet for the General 1966,  1h 55m,  Western Play Trailer Watchlist
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Mexican bandit brothers (Gian Maria Volonte, Klaus Kinski) lure a U.S. mercenary (Lou Castel) to join their revolution, complicated by an assassination plot.

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Simon Abrams Village Voice Jul 29, 2014
The best reason to see the movie is for Kinski, who delivers the film's most arresting performance. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jan 8, 2024
4/5
…a very colourful version of the classic Western, with vintage cars, fireworks, a huge death toll and lots of events and action…a revolutionary call to arms… Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Seanax.com Mar 24, 2016
Damiano Damiani directs it like a twenties gangster picture in the sun-baked desert and white-dust hills of the cutthroat west, where life is cheap, loyalty is rare, and rival gangs constantly battle for guns and contraband. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 22, 2005
3/5
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Kylo R Sep 1, 2018 another great italian western
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Cast & Crew

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Damiano Damiani

Director

Gian Maria Volonté

Chuncho

Klaus Kinski

El Santo

Lou Castel

Bill 'Niño' Tate

Martine Beswick

Adelita

Jaime Fernández

Elías

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A Bullet for the General

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Movie Info

Synopsis Mexican bandit brothers (Gian Maria Volonte, Klaus Kinski) lure a U.S. mercenary (Lou Castel) to join their revolution, complicated by an assassination plot.
Director
Damiano Damiani
Screenwriter
Franco Solinas, Salvatore Laurani
Production Co
M. C. M.
Genre
Western
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 55m
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