The Mercenary (1968)

Cast

Franco Nero
as Sergei Kowalski - the Polish
Jack Palance
as Ricciolo - 'Curly'

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Genres & Description

Comedy Western

7.3 / 10

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.

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Comments on this trailer
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Tamas Lukacs

Anyone else noticed the typical western pistol sound on the shutgun? lol - @Thursday, November 22, 2018 9:23 AM

nightmuffin937

This is by far one of my favorite Zapata Westerns - @Tuesday, November 13, 2018 9:27 PM

manish cm

Good movie. - @Tuesday, August 21, 2018 12:41 PM

clairelodge72

Jack pa-lance - @Monday, January 15, 2018 7:40 PM

NICKDOLOK SILITONGA

it's ok - @Tuesday, January 9, 2018 9:25 PM

JohnnyFriendly

RE: the comments about the shooting sounds, these may in fact have been deliberate. This was the case with GBU where Leone took great care to record the gunshot sounds a particular way. Plus, there's no evidence that the microphones were any cheaper than any standard italian production of the time. Let's not spread unsubstantiated claims - @Thursday, January 26, 2017 3:12 PM

Dethmeister

I was watching this on tv the other day and finally realized Franco Nero reminded me of Travis Fimmel from Vikings. The eyes and the smirk. - @Friday, March 27, 2015 6:00 AM

cholulasaucehot1

now if this does not get you to clean your room... - @Thursday, September 25, 2014 8:13 PM

HomieG75

And if you had checked Wikipedia, you would have learned that Zapata Westerns are just a sub-genre of Spaghetti Westerns. It's an Italian Western, it doesn't matter what era it was set in, Tarantino calls it a Spaghetti Western, it's a spaghetti western. - @Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:08 PM

Machinegun0arg

technically it's a Zapata Western (you can tell by the fact it's clearly not from the American Civil War era), but they obviously used the same sound effects... (thanks wikipedia: I learned that shit just under a minute before checking this vid) - @Thursday, March 14, 2013 4:18 AM

cinefury

I hear Lee Van Cleef! - @Wednesday, January 23, 2013 1:53 AM

HomieG75

it's a spaghetti western. They had cheap microphones. Of course they're going to sound odd. - @Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:11 PM

Paul Riet

1:14 he strikes a match on her tit - @Monday, March 12, 2012 7:51 AM

Ennio Morricone

Subscribe now...EnnioMorricone channel!!!! - @Wednesday, February 29, 2012 3:42 PM

Gambiteer

Odd shooting sounds. - @Saturday, August 27, 2011 3:01 PM

Brauliorful

se prende un fosforo con el pezon de la pta, es el puto amo - @Saturday, July 9, 2011 12:39 AM