The read
Scores higher than 83% of the 157 1960s western movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
166 audience votes
Key crew
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- Sergio CorbucciDirector
- Luciano VincenzoniScreenplay
- Bruno NicolaiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Franco NeroSergei Kowalski, The Polish
- Tony MusantePaco Roman
- Jack PalanceRicciolo ("Curly")
- Giovanna RalliColumba
- Franco GiacobiniPepote
- Eduardo FajardoAlfonso García
- Franco ResselStuds
- Álvaro de LunaRamon
- Raf BaldassarreMateo
- Joe KamelSebastian
- Lorenzo RobledoOfficer
- Ugo AdinolfiCast
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Themes
spaghetti westernintense
The Best Movies of 1968
The Mercenary is #30 of 60
