"A Bullet for the General"
Movie Review

Reviewed by: Sean Strebin

(1967) Lou Castel, Gian-Maria Volonte, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick, Jaime Fernandez, Andre Checchi; Directed by Damiano Damiani; Color

    This epic Western resembles the Sergio Leone films made around the same period, using actors Gian-Maria Volonte and Klaus Kinski, both from For a Few Dollars More.  The Leone similarity includes a musical score supervised by Ennio Morricone.

    Set during the Mexican Revolution, the story revolves around a mysterious well-dressed businessman (Lou Castel) who allies himself with a band of rebels after an assault on a train.  Joining El Chuncho (Gian-Maria Volonte) and his band of rebels in their quest to find guns for the revolutionaries, the stranger begins teaching them certain strategies................................................