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1966 Certificate 15
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A fast paced and vicious spaghetti western starring Klaus Kinski and Lou Castel, A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL begins as a gang of former Mexican rebels attempt to rob a train carrying munitions, which they plan to sell to a revolutionary named General Elias. One of the passengers on the train, a gringo named Bill Tate (Castel), .. Read more

Starring Gian Maria Volonte, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick, Lou Castel
Director Damiano Damiani
Genres Action/Adventure, World Cinema

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A Bullet For The General

A fast paced and vicious spaghetti western starring Klaus Kinski and Lou Castel, A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL begins as a gang of former Mexican rebels attempt to rob a train carrying munitions, which they plan to sell to a revolutionary named General Elias. One of the passengers on the train, a gringo named Bill Tate (Castel), helps the bandits steal the weapons, ingratiating him with the leader of the bandits, El Chuncho, who accepts him into his gang. However, Tate is really an assassin sent by the Mexican government to kill General Elias, who is an old friend of El Chuncho's. Incensed at the murder of his old friend, El Chuncho is inspired to become a revolutionary once again, but not before he hunts down Tate and kills him.

Starring Gian Maria Volonte, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick, Lou Castel, Andrea Checchi, Spartaco Conversi, Jaime Fernandez, Joaquin Parra, Aldo Sambrell
Director Damiano Damiani
Studio ARGENT FILMS LTD
Run time DVD: 1 hr 53 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Action/Adventure, World Cinema
Language DVD: Italian
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 28 Aug 2008
Production year: 1966

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Think spaghetti western and Sergio Leone will always spring to mind. Other directors who toyed with the form are generally overlooked. Take Damiano Damiani, for example — the Italian (still very much in business) whose film A Bullet for the General is a very decent stab at the genre. Capably instilling the violence with intelligent, probing moral concern, Damiani also casts Gian Maria Volonté and Klaus Kinski, both of whom star alongside Clint Eastwood in Leone's For a Few Dollars More. There is a creative tension throughout between introspection and exuberance.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 1 stars out of 4

    Slow-paced, interesting spaghetti Western concerned with matters of life and death and the making of moral choices.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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    Rated - 4 stars

    One of the Best

    This is a great spaghetti western - ranks alongside the dollars trilogy and probably exceeds it for vitality and pure cinematic enjoyment. There is a great life... more

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      • A customer from Leyland
      • Posted 19 Apr 2005 21:15

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    Rated - 3 stars

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    In this spaghetti western that is not a western since it is set south of Rio Grande the plot is overwhelmed by action. As it unfolds characters define it and ... more

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      • A customer from London, England.
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