El Chuncho

Titre original : Quién sabe?

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Martine Beswick, Klaus Kinski, and Gian Maria Volontè in El Chuncho (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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Une bande de coureurs d'armes mexicains employés par un général révolutionnaire accepte un Américain dans leur gang, ignorant ses intentions.Une bande de coureurs d'armes mexicains employés par un général révolutionnaire accepte un Américain dans leur gang, ignorant ses intentions.Une bande de coureurs d'armes mexicains employés par un général révolutionnaire accepte un Américain dans leur gang, ignorant ses intentions.

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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
(non crédité)

Damiano Damiani

Journalist with Gen. Elías
(non crédité)

Carla Gravina

Rosario
(non crédité)

Guy Heron

Pepito
(non crédité)

Rufino Inglés

Capt. Enrique Sanchez Compoy
(non crédité)

Vicente Roca

Hotelier
(non crédité)

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Anecdotes
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.

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

Citations
[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!

Connexions
Edited into On m'appelle King (1971)

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

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A Klaus Kinski Spaghetti Western

A band of Mexican gun-runners employed by a revolutionary general lure an American mercenary into joining their gang, unaware that he is targeting their general.

Damiano's film has been called a "serious statement about the Mexican Revolution" and has been recognized as an accomplished blend of "tension, action, politics and history". Now, I'm not sure what the "serious statement" is. That Americans would intercede? That bandits could be radicalized? The soundtrack is from some of Italy's best, but the music is unfortunately not that notable. What draws many people to the film is Klaus Kinski, who is great, but the bizarre dubbing makes him seem fake and unable to really provide his presence to the screen.