A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General

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

1967 · 118 min · ★ 6.6 · Western

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.

Directed by Damiano Damiani · Written by Salvatore Laurani

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