The Mercenary (1968)

Il mercenario (original title)

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PG-13
1h 50min
Comedy, Western
22 Apr 1969 (West Germany)
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A greedy Polish mercenary helps a mine worker and a peasant girl lead a revolution against the Mexican Government, all while being pursued by an American rival.

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Sergio Corbucci

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A greedy Polish mercenary aids a mine worker and peasant girl as they lead a revolution against the oppressive Mexican Government, and are pursued by an American rival.

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	Franco Nero	...	Sergei Kowalski - the Polish
	Tony Musante	...	Paco Roman
	Franco Giacobini	...	Pepote
	Eduardo Fajardo	...	Alfonso García
	Franco Ressel	...	Studs
	Álvaro de Luna	...	Ramón (as Alvaro De Luna)
	Raf Baldassarre	...	Mateo
	Joe Kamel	...	Sebastian
	Jack Palance	...	Ricciolo - 'Curly'
	Giovanna Ralli	...	Columba
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Ugo Adinolfi	...	(uncredited)
	José María Aguinaco	...	Ramirez (uncredited)
	Simón Arriaga	...	Simón (uncredited)
	José Canalejas	...	Lerkin (uncredited)
	Juan Cazalilla	...	Mayor (uncredited)
	Remo De Angelis	...	Hudo (uncredited)
	Alejandro de Enciso	...	Juan (uncredited)
	Tito García	...	Garcia's Cousin (uncredited)
	A. Jiménez Castellanos	...	(uncredited)
	Guillermo Méndez	...	Captain (uncredited)
	Enrique Navarro	...	Notary (uncredited)
	Francisco Nieto	...	Antonio (uncredited)
	Ángel Ortiz	...	Mexican #3 (uncredited)
	Julio Peña	...	(uncredited)
	Milo Quesada	...	Marco (uncredited)
	Herman Reynoso	...	Curly's 2nd Man (uncredited)
	José Riesgo	...	Garcia's Brother (uncredited)
	Lorenzo Robledo	...	Officer (uncredited)
	Vicente Roca	...	Elias Garcia (uncredited)
	Fernando Villena	...	Sergeant (uncredited)
	José Luis Zalde	...	Innkeeper (uncredited)
	Ángel Álvarez	...	Notary (uncredited)

Directed by

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Sergio Corbucci

Written by

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Franco Solinas	...	(story) and
Giorgio Arlorio	...	(story)

Luciano Vincenzoni	...	(screenplay and dialogue)

Sergio Spina	...	(screenplay and dialogue with the collaboration of) &
Adriano Bolzoni	...	(screenplay and dialogue with the collaboration of) &
Sergio Corbucci	...	(screenplay and dialogue with the collaboration of)

Produced by

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Alberto Grimaldi	...	producer
Francesco Merli	...	associate producer

Music by

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Ennio Morricone
Bruno Nicolai

Cinematography by

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Alejandro Ulloa

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director of photography

Editing by

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Eugenio Alabiso

Editorial Department

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Enzo Ocone	...	supervising editor
Pina Triunveri	...	assistant editor (as Pina Triumveri)

Production Design by

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Piero Filippone

Art Direction by

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Luis Vázquez

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(as Luis Vazquez)

Set Decoration by

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Vázquez Hermanos	...	(as Hermanos Vazquez)
Luis Vázquez	...	(uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Jürgen Henze

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(as Jurgen Henze)

Makeup Department

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Giusy Bovino	...	hairdresser (as Giuseppina Bovino)
Giancarlo Del Brocco	...	makeup designer
Alejandro Millón	...	makeup artist (as Alejandro Millon)
Raul Ranieri	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Manuel Castedo	...	production manager
Santiago Marugán	...	production manager
Francesco Merli	...	production manager
Pietro Nofri	...	unit manager
José Nuño de la Rosa	...	assistant production manager
Manuel Muñoz	...	production manager (uncredited)
Norberto Soliño	...	production manager (uncredited)
Manuel Sánchez	...	assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Filiberto Fiaschi	...	assistant director
Ricardo Huertas	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Giorgio Olivetti	...	poster artist
Tomás Fernández	...	settings (uncredited)
Augusto Lega	...	settings (uncredited)
Santiago Marugán	...	property master (uncredited)
Félix Michelena	...	settings (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Renato Cadueri	...	sound mixer
Carlo Diotallevi	...	sound engineer
Mario Maiozzi	...	dubbing mixer
Alfredo Polo	...	sound engineer
Oreste Lionello	...	voice double: Franco Giacobini (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Manuel Baquero	...	special effects (as M. Vaquero)
Celeste Battistelli	...	special effects (as C. Battistelli)

Stunts

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Miguel Pedregosa	...	stunts (uncredited)
Tito Tomassini	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Antonio Benetti	...	still photographer
Sergio Bergamini	...	camera operator
Hans Burmann	...	camera operator (as Hans Burman)
Julio Leyva	...	assistant camera (as Julio M. Leyva)
Isidro Muro	...	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Victoria Ayllón	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Isabel Perales	...	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Bruno Nicolai

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conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Franca Invernizzi

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script girl

Additional Crew

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Remo De Angelis	...	master of arms
Serafín García	...	production secretary (as Serafin Garcia)
Nando Gazzolo	...	voice dubbing: Franco Nero
Orlando Pierfederici	...	production secretary
José Nuño de la Rosa	...	production secretary (as Jose N. de la Rosa)
Manuel Sánchez	...	production assistant
Ferruccio Amendola	...	voice dubbing: Franco Ressel (uncredited)
Luciano De Ambrosis	...	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Joyce Gordon	...	voice dubbing: Giovanna Ralli (uncredited)
Bernie Grant	...	voice dubbing: José Riesgo (uncredited)
Igino Lardani	...	titles (uncredited)
Pino Locchi	...	voice dubbing: Tony Musante (uncredited)
Gianni Marzocchi	...	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Bruno Persa	...	voice dubbing: Eduardo Fajardo (uncredited)
Carlo Romano	...	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Rita Savagnone	...	voice dubbing: Giovanna Ralli (uncredited)
Renato Turi	...	voice dubbing: Jack Palance (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA) (A Coproduction)
Produzioni Associate Delphos (A Coproduction)
Profilms 21 (A Coproduction)

Distributors

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Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA) (1968) (Italy) (theatrical) (as Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA))
United Artists (1969) (France) (theatrical)
United Artists (1969) (Hong Kong) (theatrical) (Chinese subtitles)
United Artists (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Nova Film (1970) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
United Artists Films (1970) (Finland) (theatrical)
United Artists (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
United Artists (1970) (United States) (theatrical) (as 'The Mercenary') (dubbed)
Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1970) (Norway) (theatrical)
United Artists (1970) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print Panavision)
Showtime DVD (2003) (Australia) (DVD) (as 'Professional Gun')
Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
Koch Media (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (as 'Mercenario - Der Gefürchtete')
Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (DVD)
Alpha Video Distributors (2018) (United States) (DVD) (on 'Bat Masterson: The Series')
88 Films (2018) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (The Italian Collection No 40)
Dipenfa Filmayer Video S.A. (Spain) (VHS)
Hollywood Classics (2018) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
Vídeo Mercury Films (1969) (Spain)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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S.A.F.A.S. (dressmakers)
Sastreria Cornejo (dressmakers)
Eureka Edizioni Musicali (music publishers)
International Recordings (synchronization)
Cooperativa Doppiaggio Cinematografico (CDC) (I) (II) (dubbing)
Titan Productions (dubbing: English version)
Vázquez Hermanos (props)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	While a Mexican revolutionary lies low as a U.S. rodeo clown, the cynical Polish mercenary who tutored the idealistic peasant tells how he and a dedicated female radical fought for the soul of the guerrilla general Paco, as Mexicans threw off repressive government and all-powerful landowners in the 1910s. Tracked by the vengeful Curly, Paco liberates villages, but is tempted by social banditry's treasures, which Kowalski revels in. Written by David Stevens Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	day-of-the-dead italo-western mine-worker mexican-revolutionary peon See All (85) »
Taglines	He sells death to the highest bidder! Buy or die! See more »
Genres	Comedy Western
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:A Australia:M Canada:13+ Finland:K-18 (self-applied) Finland:K-16 France:12 Germany:16 (DVD rating) Netherlands:18 Norway:15 (recommended rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) Norway:Banned (cinema rating) Spain:18 United Kingdom:15 United Kingdom:AA United States:GP United States:PG-13 West Germany:18 (nf)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Salario para matar (Spain) The Mercenary (United States) A Professional Gun (United States) Revenge of a Gunfighter (United States) The Mercenary (Canada, English title) See more »
Runtime	110 min
Country	Italy Spain United States
Language	English Italian Spanish
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints) See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	Pechina, Almería, Andalucía, Spain See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	During filming, the crew caught sight of what appeared to be a UFO. They filmed it and sent photos to NASA, who were impressed with the findings, but nothing further came of the discovery. See more »
Goofs	Sergei Kowalski uses a Spanish Astra 400 pistol. The pistol was not introduced until 1921, after the Mexican Revolution. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern (2006). See more »
Quotes	[last lines, after Kowalski has saved Paco from a surprise attack from Colonel Garcia] Kowalski aka the Pole: Good luck, Paco! Keep dreaming... but with your eyes open! See more »

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