At the height of the Mexican revolution, a mysterious young American (Lou Castel of FIST IN HIS POCKET) joins a gang of marauders led by El Chucho (Gian Maria Volonté of A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS) on a series of savage raids to steal guns for a powerful rebel general. But when the Gringo brings his own cold-blooded ideals to the bandits, El Chucho discovers that the real weapons of war belong to no army. In a land ravaged by poverty and violence, can true freedom be bought with a single bullet? Klaus Kinski (FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE) and Martine Beswick (DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE, THUNDERBALL) co-star in this legendary western directed by Damiano Damiani from a powerful screenplay co-written by Oscar®-nominee Franco Solinas (THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, THE BIG GUNDOWN). Also known as ¿QUIEN SABE?, this thrilling epic features some of the most surprising performances, radical politics and shocking violence of any 'Spaghetti Western' ever made.

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Bullet For The General (1966)

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Western · 1h 17m · 3/27/2007

    
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At the height of the Mexican revolution, a mysterious young American (Lou Castel of FIST IN HIS POCKET) joins a gang of marauders led by El Chucho (Gian Maria Volonté of A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS) on a series of savage raids to steal guns for a powerful rebel general. But when the Gringo brings his own cold-blooded ideals to the bandits, El Chucho discovers that the real weapons of war belong to no army. In a land ravaged by poverty and violence, can true freedom be bought with a single bullet? Klaus Kinski (FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE) and Martine Beswick (DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE, THUNDERBALL) co-star in this legendary western directed by Damiano Damiani from a powerful screenplay co-written by Oscar®-nominee Franco Solinas (THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, THE BIG GUNDOWN). Also known as ¿QUIEN SABE?, this thrilling epic features some of the most surprising performances, radical politics and shocking violence of any 'Spaghetti Western' ever made.

Release Country

United States

Barcode

827058108492

Release Date

3/27/2007

Media Type

Movie

Audio

  English     

Studio

Dixiebell

Video Format

NTSC

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

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Cast
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Gian Maria Volonté

Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'
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Klaus Kinski

El Santo
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Martine Beswick

Adelita
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Lou Castel

Bill 'Niño' Tate
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Jaime Fernández

Gen. Elías
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Andrea Checchi

Don Feliciano
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Spartaco Conversi

Cirillo
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Joaquín Parra

Picaro
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Aldo Sambrell

Lt. Alvaro Ferreira
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José Manuel Martín

Raimundo
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Santiago Santos

Guapo
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Valentino Macchi

Pedrito - Durango train engineer
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Salvatore Borghese

Bandit
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Carla Gravina

Rosario
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Guy Heron

Pedrito
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Richard McNamara

English narration
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Vicente Roca

Hotelier (uncredited)
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Antoñito Ruiz

Chico - Young Mexican at Train Station (uncredited)
Crew
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Damiano Damiani

Director
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Salvatore Laurani

Writer
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Franco Solinas

Writer
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A Bullet for the General

(DVD)

12/18/2001

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A Bullet for the General

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD Slim, Low))

5/22/2012

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