Töte Amigo

Originaltitel: Quién sabe?

1967
M
1 Std. 58 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,0/10

5256

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

5256

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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6/10

A tale of Mexican bandits (or revolutionaries) and one shady, baby-faced gringo

RELEASED IN 1967 (but not till 1968 in the USA) and directed by Damiano Damiani, "A Bullet for the General" (aka "El Chuncho") takes place during the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s and involves a gang of gunrunners led by El Chuncho (Gian Maria Volontè) and enlisted by a revolutionary general (Jaime Fernández). They allow a taciturn American gringo into their band (Lou Castel), oblivious to his objectives. Klaus Kinski plays the semi-crazy priest of the bandits (I mean revolutionaries) while Martine Beswick is on hand as the babe of the bunch.

This is a decent Spaghetti Western focusing on Mexican bandits. The tone is serious and the cast, costumes, dirt and sweat lend to the gritty realism. The opening sequence where a munitions train is forced to stop due to a crucified army captain blocking the tracks is notable. The script respects the intelligence of the viewer and doesn't spell everything else, even while everything is obvious if you read between the lines. Volontè, who plays the filthy, but amicable Mexican protagonist, is best known for his roles with Clint Eastwood in "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964) and "For a Few Dollars More" (1965). The score by Luis Bacalov is quite good and was supervised by the inimitable Ennio Morricone.

THE FILM RUNS 115 minutes and was shot in Almería & Guadix, Spain, with indoor sequences done in Rome. WRITERS: Salvatore Laurani and Franco Solinas.

GRADE: C+/B-