Movie · 1968
The Mercenary
“He sells death to the highest bidder! Buy or die!”
Released 20 December 1968 101 min Western / Comedy / Drama More from 1968 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
While a Mexican revolutionary lies low as a U.S. rodeo clown, the cynical Polish mercenary who tutored the idealistic peasant tells how he and a dedicated female radical fought for the soul of the guerrilla general Paco, as Mexicans threw off repressive government and all-powerful landowners in the 1910s. Tracked by the vengeful Curly, Paco liberates villages, but is tempted by social banditry's treasures, which Kowalski revels in.
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How old were they?
Ángel Álvarez
as Notary (uncredited)
Julio Peña
as (uncredited)
Jack Palance
as Ricciolo ("Curly")
Lorenzo Robledo
as Officer
Eduardo Fajardo
as Alfonso García
Franco Ressel
as Studs
José Canalejas
as Lerkin
Franco Giacobini
as Pepote
Remo De Angelis
as Hudo
Raf Baldassarre
as Mateo
Joe Kamel
as Sebastian
Giovanna Ralli
as Columba
Álvaro de Luna
as Ramon
Tony Musante
as Paco Roman
Franco Nero
as Sergei Kowalski, The Polish
Ugo Adinolfi
José María Aguinaco
as Ramirez
Simón Arriaga
as Simón
Alejandro de Enciso
as Juan
Francisco Nieto
as Antonio (uncredited)
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The numbers
35years between the oldest and youngest billed
62Ángel Álvarez — oldest on the call sheet
27Ugo Adinolfi — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast