"A Bullet for the General", a.k.
Beautifully filmed, with some good dialogue ("Christ died between two thieves. Christ was always with the poor and downtrodden"), some funny moments (the scene with the automobile) and great acting.
This film is one of the better spaghetti-westerns.The music of Oscar winner Luis Bacalov is especially impressive.
Damiano Damiani's 1966 film 'A Bullet for the General' is one of the first examples of the Zapata Western, a sub-genre of the Spaghetti Western that mostly dealt with political themes during the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. Gian Maria Volontè plays El Chucho, the leader of a Mexican bandit gang who earn their pay selling arms to revolutionaries - he meets with a suave gringo named Bill Tate (played by Lou Castel) who claims to be on the run from the law and soon finds himself inducted into the group and deep in the heart of the Mexican revolution.
As rich a spaghetti western as you're likely to find. During the Mexican Revolution, American Lou Castel gets caught up with arms dealer Gian Maria Volonté and his band of thieving misfits.
A movie made in 1967 when I was 8 years old. It pleased my childhood seeing it several times, because Volontè was fascinating.
The best of the revolutionary spaghetti westerns. Volante's best role imo within this genre.
This is one of my favourite films. I can't quite say why but it has a more powerful effect on me than most films.
Don't waste your time on this one. Basically there really isn't much of a plot at all so it's just a big bunch of shooting and killing for no readily apparent reason.
