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A Bullet for the General

1967 · 118 min

A slow-burning, morally complex western that blends explosive action with a cynical, thought-provoking study of friendship and betrayal.

Directed by: Damiano Damiani
Genres: Western
Starring: Gian Maria Volonté, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick

Tagline: Like the Bandit... Like the Gringo... A bullet doesn't care who it kills!
Overview: El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware of his true intentions.

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Directed by: Damiano Damiani
Genres: Western
Starring: Gian Maria Volonté, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
revenge
class
power
loyalty
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: western
Directed by: Damiano Damiani
Written by: Franco Solinas, Salvatore Laurani
Starring: Gian Maria Volonté, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick, Lou Castel, Aldo Sambrell, José Manuel Martín, Jaime Fernández, Andrea Checchi
Music: Luis Bacalov
Cinematography: Antonio Secchi
Runtime: 118 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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