Töte Amigo

Originaltitel: Quién sabe?

1967
M
1 Std. 58 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,0/10

5280

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Martine Beswick, Klaus Kinski, and Gian Maria Volontè in Töte Amigo (1967)

A Spaghetti Western on a par with best of Sergio Leone's work, A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL (aka Quien Sabe?) is a radical and politically committed film directed by Damiano Damiani (A Genius, Two Partners And A Dupe; Amityville II: The Possession) from a brilliantly powerful screenplay by Oscar nominee Franco Solinas (co-writer of the award-winning The Battle Of Algiers).

Less a western and more an allegory on South American politics, A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL initiated a whole sub-genre of pro-revolutionary westerns, including Sergio Leone's own "A Fistful Of Dynamite". Scriptwriter Solinas, himself, describes the film as a more accessible version of his screenplay for "The Battle Of Algiers". Violent, stylish and with a refreshingly leftist point of view, the film wears its "Yankee go home!" message proudly on its sleeve.

Now fully restored from the original Italian negative materials this forthcoming DVD release from Argent Films is the longest and most complete version of A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL available.

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Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,0/10

5280

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

El Chuncho Muños
(as Gian Maria Volonté)
…

Klaus Kinski

El Santo

Martine Beswick

Adelita

Lou Castel

Bill 'Niño' Tate…

Jaime Fernández

General Elías
(as Jaime Fernandez)

Andrea Checchi

Don Felipe

Spartaco Conversi

Eufemio

Joaquín Parra

Picaro
(as Joaquin Parra)

Aldo Sambrell

Lt. Alvaro Ferreira

José Manuel Martín

Raimundo
(as José Manuel Martin)

Santiago Santos

Guapo

Valentino Macchi

Train Engineer

Sal Borgese

Bandit
(Nicht genannt)

Damiano Damiani

Journalist with Gen. Elías
(Nicht genannt)

Carla Gravina

Rosario
(Nicht genannt)

Guy Heron

Pepito
(Nicht genannt)

Rufino Inglés

Capt. Enrique Sanchez Compoy
(Nicht genannt)

Vicente Roca

Hotelier
(Nicht genannt)

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Wissenswertes
It is rumored --to the point of almost being a legend--that director Damiano Damiani became so frustrated with Gian Maria Volontè and Klaus Kinski, two actors who were notorious for being difficult to work with, that one day they pushed him so hard that he beat them and whipped them on the set until they finally behaved and did as they were told.

Patzer
When the bolt action rifle are being used they never eject the spent cartridge upon being reloaded, showing them to be empty.

Zitate
[last lines]
El Chuncho: [to a beggar he gave money to earlier] Don't buy bread with your money! No, hombre! Buy dynamite! Dynamite! Dynamite! Dynamite!

Verbindungen
Featured in L'oeil du cyclone: Westernissimo (1995)

Soundtracks
Ya Me Voy
(uncredited)
Written by Luis Bacalov
Performed by Ramon Mereles
Courtesy of EMI General Music srl

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8/10

Above average and over-looked

Damiano Damiani's 1966 film 'A Bullet for the General' is one of the first examples of the Zapata Western, a sub-genre of the Spaghetti Western that mostly dealt with political themes during the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. Gian Maria Volontè plays El Chucho, the leader of a Mexican bandit gang who earn their pay selling arms to revolutionaries - he meets with a suave gringo named Bill Tate (played by Lou Castel) who claims to be on the run from the law and soon finds himself inducted into the group and deep in the heart of the Mexican revolution.

Despite the simple sounding premise 'A Bullet for the General' displays a great depth of character as the protagonists relationships shift with the plot before inevitably exchanging roles. The first hour or so seems like a standard western affair with lots of the usual train hi-jacks and bandit raids, but as the characters develop and their relationships become more strained we see some marvellous performances from the suspicious El Chucho, his brother El Santo (a fanatical Christian revolutionary played by Klaus Kinski) and the cool and un-flustered Bill 'Niño' Tate.

The doubt displayed by El Chucho towards Tate really sets up the finale, and as the film nears the heart of the revolution Tate's motives become clear - but that doesn't stop Damiani pulling a nice twist at the end, endearing Volontè's character and providing a juxtaposition to the characters he made famous in some of Sergio Leone's classic Spaghetti Westerns. In a film dealing largely with role-reversal this is particularly apt.

I didn't quite know what to expect from 'A Bullet for the General', I hadn't previously heard of the director and apparently this was his first foray into the Western genre - but I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome. Providing a good mix of action and politics with commendable performances from Volontè, Kinski and Castel 'A Bullet for the General' is an intriguing and unique example of the Spaghetti Western and well worth your time whether you're a fan of the genre or not.