Soldier of Fortune

Soldier of Fortune

Once a soldier, always a soldier!

1976 · 111 min · ★ 6.3 · Action, Comedy

Medieval soldier of fortune Ettore is traveling through Europe with his partners looking for a fight where they can earn some money. When they come across a Spanish castle under siege by the French army, Ettore bides his time to determine which side is the winning one. This is at first the French, but the treatment he receives from them is unpleasant enough to make him change his mind and turn to the Spanish side. Somehow, Ettore must rally the weakened Spanish troops to battle their enemy long enough for reinforcements to arrive.

Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile · Written by Castellano

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Bud Spencer Hector Fieramosca / Ettore Fieramosca da Capua
Franco Agostini Romanello da Forlì
Enzo Cannavale Bracalone da Napoli
Frédéric de Pasquale Bayar
Jacques Dufilho Mariano de Trani
Andréa Ferréol Leonora
Jacques Herlin Pavedes
Angelo Infanti Graziano d'Asti
Philippe Leroy Charles La Motte
Oreste Lionello Giovenale da Vetralla
Antonio Orlando Carellario da Barletta
Eros Pagni Capoccio da Roma

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