The Mercenary

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The Mercenary is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci, known for its blend of political themes, stylized violence, and Franco Nero’s iconic gunslinger performance.

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The Mercenary canonical 6
Il mercenario 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spaghetti Western film
Western film
film
alsoKnownAs A Professional Gun
The Mercenary
surface form: Il mercenario
cinematographyBy Alejandro Ulloa
countryOfOrigin Italy
Spain
director Sergio Corbucci
distributor United Artists
editedBy Tatiana Casini Morigi
featuresCharacter Columba
Curly Howard
surface form: Curly

Paco Roman
Sergei Kowalski
filmingLocation Spain
genre Spaghetti Westerns
surface form: Spaghetti Western

Western
political film
hasFilmScoreStyle Morricone Spaghetti Western score
hasTheme class struggle
mercenary ethics
political revolution
language Italian
Spanish
musicBy Ennio Morricone
notableFor Franco Nero’s gunslinger performance
political subtext
stylized violence
originalTitle The Mercenary self-linksurface differs
surface form: Il mercenario
partOf Spaghetti Westerns
surface form: Spaghetti Western canon
portrays gunslinger
producer Alberto Grimaldi NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1968
runtime approximately 105 minutes
setIn Mexico
settingPeriod Mexican Revolution
starring Franco Nero
Giovanna Ralli
Jack Palance
Tony Musante
title The Mercenary self-link
writer Franco Solinas
Giorgio Arlorio NERFINISHED
Sergio Corbucci

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Franco Nero notableWork The Mercenary
Alfio Caltabiano notableWork The Mercenary
The Mercenary title The Mercenary self-link
The Mercenary originalTitle The Mercenary self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Il mercenario
The Mercenary alsoKnownAs The Mercenary
this entity surface form: Il mercenario
Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero notableWork The Mercenary
subject surface form: Franco Nero
Luciano Vincenzoni wroteScreenplayFor The Mercenary
Alberto Grimaldi produced The Mercenary