Il mercenario
Directed by:
Sergio CorbucciCinematography:
Alejandro UlloaCast:
Franco Nero, Jack Palance, Tony Musante, Giovanna Ralli, Ángel Álvarez, Francisco Nieto, Eduardo Fajardo, Raf Baldassarre, Franco Giacobini, Simón Arriaga (more)Plots(1)
A Polish mercenary named Sergei Kowalski (Franco Nero) lends a hand to a ragtag group of revolutionaries in their fight against the Mexican government and their military. But he is himself being pursued by an American rival driven by revenge. But will Kowalski's mercenary ways sway the leader of the revolution from his righteous path and into sheer banditry? (88 Films)
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A great inspiration for Tarantino's Django Unchained (Nero's Kowalski acts, dresses and shaves like Waltz's Schultz, Palance decorates his suit with the same flower as DiCaprio...), but above all a great spaghetti western. Half of the atmosphere was conjured up by the master Morricone, the other half by Sergio Corbucci, who came as close to Leone's unattainable model as possible. The action scenes are excellently shot, the theme of the revolution is not as strongly presented as in A Fistful of Dynamite, but that doesn't matter - it's funny and suspenseful, the final duel with the clown is breathtaking. I also really liked the "lighter" scenes, such as the fight between Franco Nero and Tony Musante, where they get hit with fists and one of them throws the other through a wall or hits the other on the head with a chicken coop full of chickens. And that beautiful camera.
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