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A Bullet for the General (1966)
El chuncho, quien sabe? (original title)

135 min  -  Western   -  September 1968 (USA)
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El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries... See full summary »

Director:

Damiano Damiani

Writers:

Salvatore Laurani (story), Franco Solinas (adaptation)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gian Maria Volonté ...
Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'
Klaus Kinski ...
El Santo
Martine Beswick Martine Beswick ...
Adelita
Lou Castel ...
Bill 'Niño' Tate
Jaime Fernández Jaime Fernández ...
Gen. Elías
Andrea Checchi Andrea Checchi ...
Don Feliciano
Spartaco Conversi Spartaco Conversi ...
Cirillo
Joaquín Parra Joaquín Parra ...
Picaro
Aldo Sambrell ...
Lt. Alvaro Ferreira
José Manuel Martín José Manuel Martín ...
Raimundo
Santiago Santos Santiago Santos ...
Guapo
Valentino Macchi Valentino Macchi ...
Pedrito - Durango train engineer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Salvatore Borghese Salvatore Borghese ...
Bandit
Carla Gravina Carla Gravina ...
Rosario
Guy Heron Guy Heron ...
Pedrito
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Storyline

El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware he is an assassin working for the Mexican government Written by TOM SELDON <elpuro@msn.com>  

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Taglines:

When the bullet turns red... the General will be dead! See more »

Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dios perdona... ¡yo no! See more »

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 25,800,000 (Italy) (1971)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

M. C. M. See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Quotes

[last lines]
El Chuncho: [to a beggar he gave money to earlier] Don't buy bread with that money, hombre! Buy dynamite! Dynamite!
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Connections

Referenced in The Spaghetti West (2005) See more »