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'''Quien Sabe''' (Italy [[:Category:1966|1966]] / Director: Damiano Damiani)
'''Quién sabe?''' (Italy [[:Category:1966|1966]]) is an early [[Zapata Western]] directed by [[Damiano Damiani]].
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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! </div>
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* [[Quien Sabe/DVD|Available DVDs]]
* <i class="fas fa-play-circle"></i> [[File:Bluraylogo2.gif|20px|BluRay|link=]] [[/BluRay|BluRay]] · [[File:Dvdlogo2.png|20px|DVD|link=]] [[/DVD|DVD]]
* [[/OST | Soundtrack Information]]
* <i class="fas fa-music"></i> [[/OST|Soundtrack]]
* [[/Pictures|Pictures]]
* <i class="fas fa-images"></i> [[/Pictures|Pictures]]
* [[/Trailers&Clips|Trailers & Clips]]
* <i class="fas fa-compact-disc"></i> [[/LD|Laserdisc]] · [[/VHS|VHS]]
* [[/Video Covers|Video Covers]]
* <i class="fab fa-youtube"></i> [[/Trailers&Clips|Trailers & Clips]]
* [[/Opinions|Opinions]]
* <i class="fas fa-users"></i> [[/Credits|Full Credits]]
* [[A Bullet For The General DVD Review (US)|DVD Review]] (US)
* <i class="far fa-comment"></i> [[/Opinions|Opinions and comments]]
* [[Töte Amigo DVD Review|DVD Review]] (Deutsch)
* <i class="fas fa-comments"></i> [https://forum.spaghetti-western.net/t/a-bullet-for-the-general-1967-damiani/301 Forum Topic]
* [http://www.spaghetti-western.net/forum/index.php/topic,324.0.html Discuss/rate in the Forum]
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*'''Runtime:''' 118 min (135 min ?)
*'''Release Date:''' 7.12.1966
== Also known as ==
A Bullet for the General (U.S.A.) | Gringo Desperados | Who Knows! |  ¿Quien sabe? (Italy) | Uma bala par o gen Töte Amigo (Germany) | O Mercenário (Portugal) | El Chuncho (France) | El Chuncho, quién sabe? (Spain) | Yo soy la revolución (Spain) | Naurava Paholainen (Finland) | Töte Amigo (West Germany) | Uma Bala Para o General (Brazil) | Zlatni metak (Croatia) | För några smutsiga dollar (Sweden) | Viva Bandito | Gringo (Poland) | Kula dla generała (Poland) | Gunto Koyawo Saku (Japan)


== Cast and crew ==
===<i class="fas fa-paragraph fa-xs"></i> Synopsis ===
*'''Cast:''' Gian Maria Volonté (El Chuncho), Lou Castel (Bill Tate/El Gringo/Nino), Klaus Kinski (El Santo), Martine Beswick (Adelita), Jaime Fernandez (General Elias), Andrea Checchi (Don Felipe), Spartaco Conversi (Cirillo), Joaquin Parra (Picaro), Jose Manuel Martin (Raimundo), Santiago Santos (Guapo), Carla Gravina (Felipe's wife), Aldo Sambrell (Lt. Alvaro Perada), Valentino Macchi (train engineer), Bianca Manini, Antonio Ruiz (Chico), Rufino Ingles, Damiano Damiani (journalist)
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. --[[User:The Halitosis Kid|The Halitosis Kid]] 12:48, 16 December 2006 (CET)


===<i class="fas fa-user-tag fa-xs"></i> 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  
*'''Story:''' Salvatore Laurani  
*'''Screenplay:''' Salvatore Laurani, Franco Solinas
*'''Screenplay:''' Salvatore Laurani, Franco Solinas
*'''Cinematography:''' Antonio Secchi (as Tony Secchi) [Technicolor, Techniscope 2,35:1]
*'''Cinematography:''' Antonio Secchi [as Tony Secchi] [Technicolor, Techniscope 2,35:1]
*'''Music:''' Luis Enriquez Bacalov
*'''Music:''' [[:Category:Luis Enríquez Bacalov|Luis Bacalov]]
*'''Song:''' "Ya me voy" sung by Ramon Mereles
*'''Song:''' "Ya me voy" sung by [[:Category:Ramon Mereles|Ramon Mereles]]
*'''Producer:''' Bianco Manini
*'''Producer:''' Bianco Manini


== Synopsis ==
===<i class="fas fa-gavel fa-xs"></i> Reviews===
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. --[[User:The Halitosis Kid|The Halitosis Kid]] 12:48, 16 December 2006 (CET)
* [[A Bullet for the General (Review)|Film Review]]
* [[A Bullet For The General BluRay review|BluRay Review]]
* [[Töte Amigo BluRay Rezension|BluRay Review]] (German)
* [[Töte Amigo DVD Review|DVD Review]] (German)
 
===<i class="fas fa-lightbulb fa-xs"></i> Trivia ===
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===<i class="fas fa-stopwatch fa-xs"></i> Versions and runtimes===
*'''Runtime:''' 118 min
* UK theatrical release cut to approx. 77 minutes, US version is about 3min shorter than international version.
External version comparisons:
* [https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=337396 Cut German version vs uncut version]
* For a discussion of dubs and versions of this film [https://forum.spaghetti-western.net/t/a-bullet-for-the-general-quien-sabe-damiano-damiani-1966/301/241 see also the discussion in the forums!]
 
===<i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-xs"></i> Release Dates===
*Theatrical launches: December 12, 1966 (Italy)
 
===<i class="fa fa-map fa-xs"></i> Filming locations===
* [[:Category: Almería|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
 
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Gergal.png|Man on the Track
CdelF.png|Attack on the Army
RTabernas.png|Soldiers coming
Almcity.png|Chuncho handed over
Puntal.png|The Assassination
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===<i class="fas fa-dollar-sign fa-xs"></i> Production and business===
<!-- Produced by: B.R.C. Produzione S.r.l. (Rome) and Tecisa (Madrid). The movie was filmed between December 1965 and February 1966. -->
 
'''Revenue''': 687m Lira
 
===<i class="fas fa-microphone fa-xs"></i> 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.


==Comment==
* For a discussion of dubs and versions of this film [https://forum.spaghetti-western.net/t/a-bullet-for-the-general-quien-sabe-damiano-damiani-1966/301/241 see also the discussion in the forums!]
This groundbreaking political western was probably the first of the so called Zapata westerns, and Quien sabe?'s surprise success set the basis for lots to follow. With director Damiano Damiani, writer Franco Solinas and the lead played by Gian Maria Volonte, 3 key figures of the Italian political cinema of the 60s and 70s were involved, so no wonder that this was also one of the most serious examples of this type of SW. Set in the revolution years between 1914 and 1920, the film was aiming in fact at the illegal CIA underground activities in contemporary South America. In Damiani's view this film is not a western, but there are still enough western elements in it to be included as a vital part of the genre.


by Stanton
===<i class="fas fa-link fa-xs"></i> External Links ===
* [https://por-um-punhado-de-euros.blogspot.com/2009/10/quien-sabe-1967-realizador-damiano.html Review by Por um punhado de euros] (Portuguese)
* [https://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2007/10/yo-soy-la-revolucin.html Review I by 800 SW] (Spain)
* [https://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2012/06/yo-soy-la-revolucion.html Review II by 800 SW] (Spain)
* [https://allesglotzer.blogspot.com/2010/03/tote-amigo.html Review at Allesglotzer] (German)
* [https://www.terrorverlag.de/filme/schnittberichte/amigo/index.htm Review at Terrorverlag] (German)


== External Links ==
<div style="clear:both;display:block;"><span style="font-size:80%;color:gray;">Find this movie elsewhere:</span>
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061429/combined Internet Movie Database]
<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Tmdb.png|The Movie Database|38px|link=https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/37316]]</span>
* [http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/chucho/chucho.htm Review by Shobary]
<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Letterboxd.png|Letterboxd|38px|link=https://letterboxd.com/film/a-bullet-for-the-general/]]</span>
* [http://por-um-punhado-de-euros.blogspot.com/2009/10/quien-sabe-1967-realizador-damiano.html Review by Por um punhado de euros (Portuguese)]
<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Wikipedia.png|Wikipedia|38px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bullet_for_the_General]]</span>
* [http://www.terrorverlag.de/filme/schnittberichte/amigo/index.htm Schnittbericht dt. Videofassung - GB Fassung @ Terrorverlag.de]
<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Imdb.png|IMDb|38px|link=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061429/reference]]</span>
* [http://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2007/10/yo-soy-la-revolucin.html Review by 800 SW (Spain)]
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[[Category:1966]][[Category:Italy]][[Category:Damiano Damiani]][[Category:Klaus Kinski]]
[[Category:1966]][[Category:Italy]]
[[Category:Gian Maria Volonte]][[Category:Luis Enríquez Bacalov]][[Category:Franco Solinas]][[Category:Aldo Sambrell]][[Category:Lou Castel]][[Category:José Manuel Martín]] [[Category:Spartaco Conversi]][[Category:Charly Bravo]]
[[Category:Damiano Damiani]][[Category:Franco Solinas]][[Category:Luis Enríquez Bacalov]][[Category:Antonio Secchi]]
[[Category:Antonio Secchi]][[Category:Valentino Macchi]][[Category:Antonio Ruiz]][[Category:Andrea Checchi]][[Category:Zapata Westerns]]
[[Category:Klaus Kinski]][[Category:Gian Maria Volonte]][[Category:Aldo Sambrell]][[Category:Lou Castel]][[Category:José Manuel Martín]][[Category:Spartaco Conversi]][[Category:Rufino Inglés]][[Category:Valentino Macchi]][[Category:Antonio Ruiz]]
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[[Category:Ramon Mereles]][[Category:Zapata Westerns]]

Latest revision as of 08:44, 1 October 2023

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

Reviews

Trivia

Versions and runtimes

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

External version comparisons:

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

  • Man on the Track

  • Attack on the Army

  • Soldiers coming

  • Chuncho handed over

  • 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.

External Links

Find this movie elsewhere:

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