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Like the Bandit... Like the Gringo... A bullet doesn't care who it kills! - A Bullet for the General
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Title: A Bullet for the General

Release Date: 13 Jan 1967

Runtime: 1h 58m

Genre: Western

Director: M.C.M.

Production Companies: M.C.M.

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (119 votes)

Cast

  • Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho': Gian Maria Volonté
  • El Santo: Klaus Kinski
  • Adelita: Martine Beswick
  • Bill Tate: Lou Castel
  • Lt. Alvaro Ferreira: Aldo Sambrell
  • Raimundo: José Manuel Martín
  • General Elías: Jaime Fernández
  • Don Felipe: Andrea Checchi
  • Eufemio: Spartaco Conversi
  • Picaro: Joaquín Parra
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