The Mercenary (1968)

6.9/10 101 min Western

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.

Cast

Franco Nero

Sergei Kowalski, The Polish

Tony Musante

Paco Roman

Jack Palance

Ricciolo ("Curly")

Giovanna Ralli

Columba

Franco Giacobini

Pepote

Eduardo Fajardo

Alfonso García

Franco Ressel

Studs

Álvaro de Luna

Ramon

Raf Baldassarre

Mateo

Joe Kamel

Sebastian

Lorenzo Robledo

Officer

Ugo Adinolfi

Simón Arriaga

Simón

José Canalejas

Lerkin

Juan Cazalilla

Mayor

Remo De Angelis

Hudo

Tito García

Garcia's Cousin (uncredited)

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