A Bullet for the General (El chuncho, quien sabe?) (1967)
Release Date: Dec 7, 1966 Wide
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It is early in the 20th century, and an American traveler has come to Mexico at just the wrong time to continue living a peaceful life, for the Revolution has begun and he quickly finds himself in the thick of it. At first, he is right in the middle between government troops and the revolutionaries and bandidos as they attack a train. Later, he finds himself among the decidedly scruffy-looking revolutionaries and even finds some romantic interest in a hot-tempered girl who is among them. ~
Dec 7, 1966 Wide
Feb 10, 2004
Argent Films
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Cast
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Gian Maria Volonté
Chuncho -
Lou Castel
Bill Tate/El Gringo -
Martine Beswick
Adelita -
Andrea Checchi
Don Felipe -
Klaus Kinski
El Santo -
Jaime Fernández
Gen. Elias -
Valentino Macchi
Pedrito -
Jose Manuel Martin
Raimundo -
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Joaquin Parra
Picaro -
Spartaco Conversi
Cirillo
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If all you know of the spaghetti western is Sergio Leone, Damiano Damiani's A Bullet for the General, presented in a largely satisfactory Blu-ray from Blue Underground, is an excellent reason to look beyond the holy "Dollars" trinity.
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There is never any particular motivation for him to trust gringo so much, so their relation is never as strong as the movie tries to portray it. The themes of friendship, loyalty and political beliefs are just not well devoleped, and considering films like compañeros and duck you sucker just did it better "el chuncho" really doesn't come out as highly as it's reputation would suggest.