Quien Sabe

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Quién sabe? (Italy 1966) is an early Zapata Western directed by Damiano Damiani.

Also known as

A Bullet for the General (USA) | ¿Quien sabe? (Italy) | Töte Amigo (Germany) | O Mercenário (Portugal) | El Chuncho (France) | El Chuncho, quién sabe? (Spain) | Yo soy la revolución (Spain) | Naurava Paholainen (Finland) | Uma Bala Para o General (Brazil) | Zlatni metak (Croatia) | För några smutsiga dollar (Sweden) | Gringo (Poland) | Kula dla generała (Poland) | 群盗荒野を裂く Gunto Koyawo Saku (Japan) | Kulka pro generála (Czechoslovakia) | Gringo (Brazil) | Кой знае? (Bulgaria) | Viva Bandito | Gringo Desperados | Who Knows!
A Bullet for the General movie poster

Synopsis

During the height of the Mexican revolution a gang of bandits led by "El Chuncho" (Gian Maria Volonte) are stealing weapons and selling them on to the revolutions leader "General Elias" to aid the cause. During an attack the bandits are making on an armed train, the gang are unexpectedly helped by one of its passengers, the gringo "Bill Tate" (Lou Castel) who kills the driver and stops the train. "Tate" convinces the bandits he is a wanted man facing a death sentence in America. "Chuncho" takes an immediate liking to the young gringo and the gang agree to him joining them. The bandits weapon stealing exploits are greatly improved with the gringo aboard and the friendship between him and "Chuncho" grows. But unknown to the bandits "Bill Tate" has another agenda, one which will take him to the heart of the revolution and "General Elias" himself. --The Halitosis Kid 12:48, 16 December 2006 (CET)

Credits

  • Cast (International): Gian Maria Volonté (El Chuncho), Klaus Kinski (El Santo), Martine Beswick (Adelita), Lou Castel (Bill 'Niño' Tate / El Gringo), Jaime Fernandez (General Elias), Andrea Checchi (Don Felipe), Spartaco Conversi (Cirillo), Joaquin Parra (Picaro), Aldo Sambrell (Lieutenant Alvaro Perada), Jose Manuel Martin (Raimundo), Santiago Santos (Guapo), Valentino Macchi (train engineer)
  • Uncredited actors: Carla Gravina (Rosario, Felipe's wife), Aysanoa Runachagua (Federale aide who pays Tate), Antonio Ruiz (Chico), Rufino Ingles (Captain tied to rails), Vicente Roca (hotel manager), Damiano Damiani (journalist w/Elias), Bianca Manini
  • Director: Damiano Damiani
  • Story: Salvatore Laurani
  • Screenplay: Salvatore Laurani, Franco Solinas
  • Cinematography: Antonio Secchi [as Tony Secchi] [Technicolor, Techniscope 2,35:1]
  • Music: Luis Bacalov
  • Song: "Ya me voy" sung by Ramon Mereles
  • Producer: Bianco Manini

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Trivia

Versions and runtimes

  • Runtime: 118 min
  • UK theatrical release cut to approx. 77 minutes, US version is about 3min shorter than international version.

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Release Dates

  • Theatrical launches: December 12, 1966 (Italy)

Filming locations

  • Almería: Gergal - Man on the Track
  • Almeria: Cortijo del Fraile - Attack on the Army
  • Tabernas: Rambla Tabernas - Soldiers coming
  • Almeria: Almeria City - Chuncho handed over
  • Almeria: Puntal - The Assassination

Production and business

Revenue: 687m Lira

Dubbing

Two English dubs exist. One for the international version (most widely used, features i.a. the voice actor Bernard Grant) and one created a bit later for the shorter US cut, created by Titan Sound. The German DVD/BluRay releases include both.

In the Italian dub, Lou Castel is dubbed by Massimo Turci.

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