The Mercenary (1968)

Original title

Il mercenario

Directed by

Sergio Corbucci

Genre

comedy film, Western film, Spaghetti Western, buddy film

Country

Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

16

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 163 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Polish mercenary and a Mexican revolutionary become uneasy partners during the Mexican Revolution. They navigate shifting loyalties and gunfights as they carry out a dangerous scheme.

comedicroughenergeticadventurousstylizedtensewryaction-packed

What happens

The Mercenary (Italian: Il mercenario), known in the UK as A Professional Gun, is a 1968 Zapata Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film stars: Franco Nero, Jack Palance, Tony Musante, Eduardo Fajardo and Giovanna Ralli, and features a musical score by Ennio Morricone, taking inspiration from his work in Guns for San Sebastian, and Bruno Nicolai. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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