The Mercenary
Original title: Il mercenario · Turkish title: Profesyonel Silah
“He sells death to the highest bidder! Buy or die!”
1968 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by 
Sergio Corbucci
Sergio CorbucciCast
Franco Nero 
Tony Musante 
Jack Palance
Plot
A Polish mercenary helps a Mexican peon lead a revolution against the landowners, and finds out that his employee has ideas of his own.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sergio Corbucci's Zapata western teams Franco Nero's Polish gun-for-hire with Tony Musante's peasant revolutionary. Funny, violent and political, with an Ennio Morricone score, it is a lively spaghetti classic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (7,061 votes)
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