The Mercenary
Il mercenario
Release: 1968-12-20
·Runtime: 101m
·★ 6.9
Western
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.
Production Countries
Italy
Spain
Production Companies
Produzioni Associate Delphos
Profilms 21
PEA
Cast
Franco Nero
as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
Tony Musante
as Paco Roman
Jack Palance
as Ricciolo ("Curly")
Giovanna Ralli
as Columba
Franco Giacobini
as Pepote
Eduardo Fajardo
as Alfonso García
Franco Ressel
as Studs
Álvaro de Luna
as Ramon
Raf Baldassarre
as Mateo
Joe Kamel
as Sebastian
Lorenzo Robledo
as Officer
Ugo Adinolfi
Simón Arriaga
as Simón
José Canalejas
as Lerkin
Juan Cazalilla
as Mayor
Remo De Angelis
as Hudo
Tito García
as Garcia's Cousin (uncredited)
Guillermo Méndez
as Captain (uncredited)
Enrique Navarro
as Notary (uncredited)
Francisco Nieto
as Antonio (uncredited)
Julio Peña
as (uncredited)
Milo Quesada
as Marco (uncredited)
Herman Reynoso
as Curly's 2nd Man (uncredited)
José Riesgo
as Garcia's Brother (uncredited)
Lorenzo Robledo
as Officer (uncredited)
Vicente Roca
as Elias Garcia (uncredited)
José Luis Lizalde
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
Ángel Álvarez
as Notary (uncredited)
Crew
Sergio Corbucci
Director
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Franco Solinas
Story
Luciano Vincenzoni
Screenplay
Giorgio Arlorio
Story
Remo De Angelis
Master at Arms
Bruno Nicolai
Original Music Composer
Hans Burmann
Camera Operator
Sergio Corbucci
Co-Writer
Eugenio Alabiso
Editor
Alberto Grimaldi
Producer