The Mercenary | SPAGHETTI WESTERN | Franco Nero | Old Cowboy Film
Spaghetti Western in Full Length: The Mercenary - 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.
The Mercenary (1968)
Director: Sergio Corbucci
Writers: Franco Solinas (story), Giorgio Arlorio (story)
Stars: Franco Nero, Tony Musante, Franco Giacobini
Genre: Comedy, Western
Runtime: 1h 45min
Country: Italy | Spain | USA
Language: English | Italian | Spanish
Filming Locations: Madrid, Spain
Also Known As: Il mercenario (original title)
Storyline:
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.
Reviews:
I recently got hold of the Japanese DVD print via ebay. This is of really high quality and I was amazed that this film is not more widely known or appreciated. What a brilliant film. In many ways it is similar to Companeros and if you liked that wonderful film you will also love this. The story is somewhat far-fetched but is very enjoyable and fast paced in a ’boys own’ way. The machine gun makes its familiar appearance. Franco Nero, as always, delivers a superb performance and Jack Palance gives a very good performance as a very unpleasant killer. The music is brilliant and the duel in the bullring is incomparable and is perfectly choreographed to the wonderful music. If you are interested in westerns you have to see this film. Written by washboard via
“The second collaboration of Sergio Corbucci, the Italian Western’s most important director besides Sergio Leone, and Franco Nero, one of the genre’s greatest actors, after the ingenious “Django“ from 1966, “Il Mercenario“, a movie set in the time of the Mexican revolution, and therefore late for a Western, is a must-see for every fan of the genre.
Sergei Kowalski (Franco Nero) gets hired by short-tempered revolutionary Paco Roman (Tony Musante), in order to help his squad of unexperienced rebels with their campaign for a free Mexico. While Paco is a crook, but also an idealist, becoming more and more idealistic after his troop is joined by beautiful and idealistic Columba, a woman whose father was a revolutionary , the Polish is a typical anti-hero, witty and cool and somehow sympathetic, but mainly concerned on his own benefit.
The acting is great, specially Franco Nero as the Polish, and Jack Palance’s performance as one of the villains. Another villain is played by Eduardo Fajardo, who played the villainous Major Jackson in Django. The score of this movie, composed by Ennio Morricone, is just brilliant (how couldn’t it), the cinematography is great as well as the locations. My favorite film by Corbucci is still the incomparably brilliant “Il Grande Silenzio“ (“aka. “The Great Silence“) of 1968, “Django“ of 1966 being my second-favorite due to its immense entertainment- and cult-value. Maybe not quite as brilliant as “Il Grande Silenzio“ and not quite as influential as “Django“, “Il Mercenario“ is nonetheless an exceptional Spaghetti Western with a great sense of humor that I would recommend to everybody, not only genre fans. 9 out of 10!“ Written by Witchfinder-General-666 via
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