The Mercenary

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The Mercenary

PG-13,

1968,

1h 45m,

Western

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Sergei Kowalski, a mercenary only out for himself and a few dollars, joins up with a Mexican peasant-turned-revolutionary, Paco Roman, when the price is right. No longer content to toil for the rich and powerful, Roman plans to bring a new order to Mexico by force with his small ragtag group. While Roman and Kowalski are outnumbered facing the Mexican army, they also have to contend with Curly, a vengeful killer out for blood.

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Drew Hunt

Chicago Reader

Aug 2, 2013

Corbucci is no stranger to stylistic excess. In this film, his camera is characteristically unencumbered...and his scenes of sadism, oddball humor, and hyperbolic political sentiment form a potent if uneven mixture of tones.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Aug 31, 2020

3.5/5

Although less cohesive than the sublime The Great Silence, there's enough going for The Mercenary to secure its reputation as a stellar entry in the spaghetti western cycle.

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Austin Trunick

Under the Radar

Dec 13, 2017

If you're any sort of fan of Italian Westerns, there's no conceivable way you won't thoroughly enjoy this entry into the genre.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Nov 10, 2017

4/4

Amazing.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Oct 4, 2013

B

An overtly leftist political pic, that's also a stylish spaghetti western comedy of excessive violence and cruelty.

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Anakin R

Nov 9, 2018

this is a classic italian western

Finn S

Dec 14, 2017

Amazing, amazing song for duel, Amazing history, grand Sergio Corbucci.

Finn R

May 13, 2016

A Zapata western which doesn't take itself too seriously. And fuck Tarantino for using its music.

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Franco Nero

Sergei Kowalski

Tony Musante

Paco Roman

Jack Palance

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Sergei Kowalski, a mercenary only out for himself and a few dollars, joins up with a Mexican peasant-turned-revolutionary, Paco Roman, when the price is right. No longer content to toil for the rich and powerful, Roman plans to bring a new order to Mexico by force with his small ragtag group. While Roman and Kowalski are outnumbered facing the Mexican army, they also have to contend with Curly, a vengeful killer out for blood.

Director: Sergio Corbucci
Producer: Alberto Grimaldi
Screenwriter: Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Spina, Adriano Bolzoni, Sergio Corbucci
Production Co: Produzioni Associate Delphos, Profilms 21, Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA)
Rating: PG-13 (Violence|Brief Nudity)
Genre: Western
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 4, 2018
Runtime: 1h 45m

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