A Bullet for the General
El Chuncho, Quien Sabe?
Italy
1966
135 Min
Color
2.35:1
Italian
Synopsis
During the height of the Mexican revolution a gang of bandits led by “El Chuncho” (Gian Maria Volonte) are stealing weapons and selling them on to the revolutions leader “General Elias” to aid the cause. During an attack the bandits are making on an armed train, the gang are unexpectedly helped by one of its passengers, the gringo “Bill Tate” (Lou Castel) who kills the driver and stops the train. “Tate” convinces the bandits he is a wanted man facing a death sentence in America. “Chuncho” takes an immediate liking to the young gringo and the gang agree to him joining them. The bandits weapon stealing exploits are greatly improved with the gringo aboard and the friendship between him and “Chuncho” grows. But unknown to the bandits “Bill Tate” has another agenda, one which will take him to the heart of the revolution and “General Elias” himself. —The Spaghetti Western Database
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Damiano Damiani
Damiano Damiani (born 23 July 1922) is an Italian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer. He was born in Pasiano di Pordenone, Friuli
Damiani began making short documentaries in the late ‘40s, and was writing and assistant directing features by the mid-’50s. He debuted as a director in 1960 with the prize-winning Il Rossetto (aka Lipstick), and over the decade helmed such offbeat films as the Alberto Moravia adaptation La Noia (aka The Empty Canvas) with Bette Davis, the occult romance La Strega In Amore (aka The Witch), and the violent spaghetti western Quien Sabe? (aka A Bullet for the General).
His contribution to the Italian political cinema, it was very important, with such films as Il Giorno della Civetta (aka The Day of the Owl), Io Ho Paura (aka I Am Afraid), Perchè si uccide un magistrato (aka How To Kill A Judge), L’istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi! (aka The Case Is Closed, Forget It), and much more…
His later films include the crime drama Confessione… read more
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G.W. Johansson
24Nov12
What a great title, and the idea of the golden bullet...only badass spaghetti westerns do it this cool.
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Storming the West
By Celluloid Liberation Front on July 2, 2012
With Spaghetti Westerns, commercial cinema provided a lively and genuine commentary on the growing radicalization of the Italian left.
Koch Media Western Collection #1: Quien Sabe? (A Bullet For The General) R2 DVD Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Damiano Damiani is perhaps most recognized for the critically acclaimed TV series [b]La Piovra[/b] – but before he, like many other directors at that time, joined the TV business in the late 70s, he made
Koch Media Western Collection #1: Quien Sabe? (A Bullet For The General) R2 DVD Review
By Twitchfilm.net on July 17, 2010
Damiano Damiani is perhaps most recognized for the critically acclaimed TV series [b]La Piovra[/b] – but before he, like many other directors at that time, joined the TV business in the late 70s, he made
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Very good western spaghetti
By Benoît on December 24, 2010
El Chuncho a tout pour plaire formellement. Outre Damiani, le film peut compter sur un casting de qualité avec Gian Maria Volonte ou Klaus Kinski par exemple. La musique est signée Luis Bacalov, mais… read review
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