A Bullet for the General

Name: A Bullet for the General
Genre: Western
Released: 1967-01-13
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick, Lou Castel, Aldo Sambrell

1967·Movie·PG·118 min·★ 6.6(137)

Western

“Like the Bandit... Like the Gringo... A bullet doesn't care who it kills!”

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 of his true intentions.

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About A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General is a 1967 Italian-language western film directed by Damiano Damiani. The cast is led by Gian Maria Volonté, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick. It has a runtime of 1h 58m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Starz Apple TV Channel, YouTube TV.

A Bullet for the General was produced by M.C.M. and made in Italy. It was released on January 13, 1967, and carries a PG certification.

Director: Damiano Damiani
Writers: Salvatore Laurani, Franco Solinas
Release date: January 13, 1967
Original language: Italian
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: Italy
Production: M.C.M.

#mexican revolution#spaghetti western

A Bullet for the General cast & crew

A Bullet for the General was directed by Damiano Damiani and written by Salvatore Laurani and Franco Solinas.

The cast features Gian Maria Volonté as Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho', Klaus Kinski as El Santo, Martine Beswick as Adelita, Lou Castel as Bill Tate, Aldo Sambrell as Lt. Alvaro Ferreira, and José Manuel Martín as Raimundo.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Luis Bacalov, cinematography is by Antonio Secchi, and it was produced by Bianco Manini.

Is A Bullet for the General worth watching?

A Bullet for the General holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 137 ratings, a solidly received western films.

At 1h 58m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy western, A Bullet for the General is worth a place on your watchlist.

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