The Mercenary

6.9
  • Genre: Western
  • Run time: 101 min
  • Premiere: 1968. December 20.

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.

Discover

Franco Nero

Sergei Kowalski, The Polish

Tony Musante

Paco Roman

Jack Palance

Ricciolo ("Curly")

Eduardo Fajardo

Alfonso García

Joe Kamel

Sebastian

Tito García

Garcia's Cousin (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 Lizalde

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Ángel Álvarez

Notary (uncredited)

Art

Luis Vázquez

Production Design

Vázquez Hermanos

Set Decoration

Piero Filippone

Production Design

Luis Vázquez

Art Direction

Luis Vázquez

Set Decoration

Camera

Julio Leyva

Assistant Camera

Sergio Bergamini

Camera Operator

Isidro Muro

Assistant Camera

Antonio Benetti

Still Photographer

Hans Burmann

Camera Operator

Alejandro Ulloa

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Alejandro Millón

Makeup Artist

Giusy Bovino

Hairstylist

Raul Ranieri

Makeup Artist

Jürgen Henze

Costume Design

Crew

Remo De Angelis

Master at Arms

Celeste Battistelli

Special Effects

Directing

Ricardo Huertas

First Assistant Director

Filiberto Fiaschi

First Assistant Director

Franca Invernizzi

Script Supervisor

Editing

Pina Triunveri

Assistant Editor

Production

Serafín García Trueba

Production Secretary

Pietro Nofri

Unit Manager

Orlando Pierfederici

Production Secretary

Francesco Merli

Production Manager

Manuel Castedo

Production Manager

José Nuño de la Rosa

Production Secretary

Francesco Merli

Associate Producer

Sound

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

Renato Cadueri

Sound Mixer

Bruno Nicolai

Original Music Composer

Art

Luis Vázquez

Production Design

Vázquez Hermanos

Set Decoration

Piero Filippone

Production Design

Luis Vázquez

Art Direction

Luis Vázquez

Set Decoration

Camera

Julio Leyva

Assistant Camera

Sergio Bergamini

Camera Operator

Isidro Muro

Assistant Camera

Antonio Benetti

Still Photographer

Hans Burmann

Camera Operator

Alejandro Ulloa

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Alejandro Millón

Makeup Artist

Giusy Bovino

Hairstylist

Raul Ranieri

Makeup Artist

Jürgen Henze

Costume Design

Crew

Remo De Angelis

Master at Arms

Celeste Battistelli

Special Effects

Directing

Ricardo Huertas

First Assistant Director

Filiberto Fiaschi

First Assistant Director

Franca Invernizzi

Script Supervisor

Editing

Pina Triunveri

Assistant Editor

Production

Serafín García Trueba

Production Secretary

Pietro Nofri

Unit Manager

Orlando Pierfederici

Production Secretary

Francesco Merli

Production Manager

Manuel Castedo

Production Manager

José Nuño de la Rosa

Production Secretary

Francesco Merli

Associate Producer

Sound

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

Renato Cadueri

Sound Mixer

Bruno Nicolai

Original Music Composer