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Il Mercenario (Italy · Spain 1968) is the second of two revolutionary westerns by director Sergio Corbucci.

Also known as

A Professional Gun | Professional Gun | The Mercenary | Revenge of a Gunfighter |

Die Gefürchteten Zwei | Mercenario - Der Gefürchtete |

Salario para matar | El mercenario | Jaguar |

O pistoleiro profissional |

Ammattitappaja |

Gringo-Professionell Pistolero |

Un tueur professionnel |

Os Violentos Vão para o Inferno |

豹/ジャガー Hyo Jaguar | Žoldnéř (Czech Republic) | Наемникът (Bulgaria) | Партньори по оръжие (Bulgaria VHS title)

Synopsis

During the Mexican revolution mine owner Colonel Alfonso Garcia (Eduardo Fajardo) hires Sergei Kowalski (Franco Nero) a Polish mercenary to protect seven tonnes of silver being transported to the US. Kowalski arrives only to discover the repressed peasant workers, led by Paco Roman (Tony Musante), have taken control of the mine by force. Always eager to make good his losses Kowalski persuades Roman, now in a tight spot with Garcia's army bearing down on him, to hire his services. A sadistic homosexual mercenary called Curly (Jack Palance), wanting the silver himself tries to ambush Kowalski, but Roman thwarts his plans and Curly's men are killed. Kowalski renews his partnership with Roman and after liberating a town the bandits are joined by Columba (Giovanna Ralli) an idealist who's farther was hung for being a revolutionary. With the promise of making Roman as famous as Pancho Villa and all the gang rich in exchange for a hefty daily fee plus expenses, under Kowalski's guidance Roman earns the reputation of a great revolutionary liberator. Garcia's army still desperate to capture the bandits are joined by Curly in their search. Kowalski's financial demands for guidance increase but Roman now married to Columbia sees the true importance of the revolution to the Mexican people. Realising his responsibility for his fellow countrymen Roman reneges on the deal and takes all Kowalski's money for the great cause. The bandits keep Kowalski tied up as a prisoner, but in a devastating attack by Garcia's army he escapes. Kowalski tracks Roman to a rodeo where he is in hiding working as a clown, Curly also trails him there and the scene is set for the final showdown. --The Halitosis Kid 11:08, 27 May 2007 (CEST)

Credits

Cast (Italian credits): Franco Nero (Sergei Kowalski), Tony Musante (Paco Roman), Franco Giacobini (Pepote), Eduardo Fajardo (Alfonso Garcia), Franco Ressel (Studs), Alvaro de Luna (Ramon), Raf Baldassarre (Mateo), Giuseppe Frisaldi [as Joe Kamel] (Sebastian), Ugo Adinolfi, Jack Palance (Riccioli / Curly), Giovanna Ralli (Columba)
Additional Spanish credits: Lorenzo Robledo (firing squad captain), José Riesgo (Garcia brother), Vicente Roca (Elias Garcia), José Canalejas (Lerkin / Rafael), Guillermo Méndez [as Gillermo Mendez] (captured captain), Enrique Navarro (notary at trial), Simón Arriaga (Simon), José Luis Zalde [as Jose L. Zalda] (innkeeper), Francisco Nieto (Antonio), A. Jiménez Castellanos, Tito García (Garcia mine foreman)
Uncredited actors: Remo De Angelis (Hudo), Herman Reynosa (Curly henchman), Adolfo Thous (Mexican at judgment), José Luis Lluch (missing tooth rebel), Felipe Urmeneta (bartender)

Director: Sergio Corbucci
Story: Giorgio Arlorio, Franco Solinas
Screenplay: Luciano Vincenzoni, Adriano Bolzoni, Sergio Corbucci, Sergio Spina
Cinematography: Alejandro Ulloa [Technicolor - Techniscope 2,35:1]
Music: Ennio Morricone
Songs: "Bamba vivace", "Estasi", "Il Mercenario", "Fiesta", "Paco", "Canto a mia tierra", "Notte di Nozze" + "Ricciolo" sung by I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni
Producer: Alberto Grimaldi
Editor: Eugenio Alabiso
Production Designer: Piero Filippone
Maestro d'armi: Remo De Angelis

Reviews

Film Review 1
Film Review 2
Film Review (German)
Film Review (Spanish)
Film & DVD Review (German)
DVD Review (German)
DVD Comparison
Il Mercenario Focus (2.2010)
Franco Nero Italo-Western Box Review (BluRay)

Trivia

During the production, the cameraman thought he spotted a UFO, continued filming it and subsequently the team even sent pictures to NASA

Versions and runtimes

Runtime: 107 min

Release Dates

December 20, 1968 (Italy)

Filming locations

Cabo de Gata
Pechina - Almeria
Cuenca - La Mancha
El Casar - Madrid

Production and business

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External Links

Article at Nerdistan.at (German)
Review by Son of Django
Review at Por um punhado de euros (Portuguese)
Review at 800 SW (Spanish)

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+'''Il Mercenario''' (Italy · Spain [[:Category:1968|1968]]) is the second of two revolutionary westerns by director [[Sergio Corbucci]].
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-*'''Cast''' (Italian credits): [[:Category:Franco_Nero|Franco Nero]] (Sergei Kowalski), [[Tony Musante]] (Paco Roman), Franco Giacobini (Pepote), [[:Category:Eduardo Fajardo|Eduardo Fajardo]] (Alfonso Garcia), Franco Ressel (Studs), Alvaro de Luna (Ramon), [[:Category:Raf_Baldassarre|Raf Baldassarre]] (Mateo), Giuseppe Frisaldi [as Joe Kamel] (Sebastian), Ugo Adinolfi, [[:Category:Jack_Palance|Jack Palance]] (Riccioli / Curly), [[Giovanna Ralli]] (Columba), Remo De Angelis (Hudo, maestro d'armi)
+*'''Cast''' (Italian credits): [[:Category:Franco_Nero|Franco Nero]] (Sergei Kowalski), [[Tony Musante]] (Paco Roman), Franco Giacobini (Pepote), [[:Category:Eduardo Fajardo|Eduardo Fajardo]] (Alfonso Garcia), Franco Ressel (Studs), Alvaro de Luna (Ramon), [[:Category:Raf_Baldassarre|Raf Baldassarre]] (Mateo), Giuseppe Frisaldi [as Joe Kamel] (Sebastian), Ugo Adinolfi, [[:Category:Jack_Palance|Jack Palance]] (Riccioli / Curly), [[Giovanna Ralli]] (Columba)
 *Additional Spanish credits: Lorenzo Robledo (firing squad captain), José Riesgo (Garcia brother), Vicente Roca (Elias Garcia), José Canalejas (Lerkin / Rafael), Guillermo Méndez [as Gillermo Mendez] (captured captain), Enrique Navarro (notary at trial), Simón Arriaga (Simon), José Luis Zalde [as Jose L. Zalda] (innkeeper), Francisco Nieto (Antonio), A. Jiménez Castellanos, Tito García (Garcia mine foreman)
-*Also with: Herman Reynosa (Curly henchman), Adolfo Thous (Mexican at judgment), José Luis Lluch (missing tooth rebel), Felipe Urmeneta (bartender)
+*Uncredited actors: Remo De Angelis (Hudo), Herman Reynosa (Curly henchman), Adolfo Thous (Mexican at judgment), José Luis Lluch (missing tooth rebel), Felipe Urmeneta (bartender)
 *'''Director:''' Sergio Corbucci
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 *'''Editor:''' Eugenio Alabiso
 *'''Production Designer:''' Piero Filippone
+*'''Maestro d'armi:''' Remo De Angelis
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-During the production, the cameraman thought he spotted a UFO, continued filming it and subsequently the team even sent pictures to NASA
+* During the production, the cameraman thought he spotted a UFO, continued filming it and subsequently the team even sent pictures to NASA
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+* December 20, 1968 (Italy)
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-*[https://nerdistan.at/il-mercenario/ Article at Nerdistan.at] (German)
+* [https://nerdistan.at/il-mercenario/ Article at Nerdistan.at] (German)
-* [http://sonofdjango.blogspot.com/2007/11/mercenary.html Review by Son of Django]
+* [https://sonofdjango.blogspot.com/2007/11/mercenary.html Review by Son of Django]
 * [https://por-um-punhado-de-euros.blogspot.pt/2013/07/il-mercenario-1968-realizador-sergio.html Review at Por um punhado de euros] (Portuguese)
 * [https://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2008/06/salario-para-matar-el-mercenario.html Review at 800 SW] (Spanish)
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-[[Category:Franco Nero]][[Category:Jack Palance]][[Category:Eduardo Fajardo]][[Category:Giovanna Ralli]][[Category:Raf Baldassarre]][[Category:Guillermo Méndez]][[Category:Simón Arriaga]][[Category:Tito Garcia]][[Category:Lorenzo Robledo]][[Category:Franco Ressel]][[Category:Francisco Nieto]][[Category:José Riesgo]][[Category:Enrique Navarro]][[Category:Remo De Angelis]][[Category:Alvaro de Luna]][[Category:Simón Arriaga]][[Category:José Canalejas]]
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