A Bullet for the General
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66% Critic Match

A Bullet for the General

Like the Bandit... Like the Gringo... A bullet doesn't care who it kills!

6.6 / 10 1967 1h 58mNR Italian
Western

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'

Lead
Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

El Santo

Martine Beswick

Martine Beswick

Adelita

Lou Castel

Lou Castel

Bill Tate

Aldo Sambrell

Aldo Sambrell

Lt. Alvaro Ferreira

José Manuel Martín

José Manuel Martín

Raimundo

Jaime Fernández

Jaime Fernández

General Elías

Andrea Checchi

Andrea Checchi

Don Felipe

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Damiano Damiani's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Bullet for the General is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker