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A Bullet For The General [1966] [DVD]

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Gian Maria Volontè (Actor), Klaus Kinski (Actor), Damiano Damiani (Director) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Gian Maria Volontè, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick, Lou Castel, Jaime Fernández
  • Directors: Damiano Damiani
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Argent Films Ltd
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Sept. 2008
  • Run Time: 113 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00064678O
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 44,576 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Set during the Mexican revolution in 1913, a government agent is sent to infiltrate the bande of a revolutionary general, win his trust and then assassinate him. Starring Klaus Kinski and Gian Maria Volonte.

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4.0 out of 5 stars"Don't buy bread - buy dynamite!"
By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER on 4 July 2012
Format: Blu-ray
Following the unlikely alliance of an opportunistic American (Lou Castel) and a Mexican bandit (Gian Maria Volonte) who sells arms to the rebels, the first half hour or so of Damiano Damiani's cult classic is more than a bit ropey. The director has difficulty establishing the relationship between the two leads and resorts to a succession of shoot-em-ups. Thankfully, these are better handled than the drawn out opening attack on the train carrying Castel's enigmatic gringo, in which too many of the ideas are in the script and too few in the execution.

If the first half is the usual running with the rebels territory, the film becomes more complex as it progresses. It is clear from the beginning that the gringo is working to his own agenda, and throughout the course of the film he steers the group towards it. Not interested in women, he professes to be interested only in money, yet at one point kills a rebel paymaster and throws away his cash. Yet even after his objective and the bandito's part in it become clear, the film manages to take the characters even further in an intriguing epilogue.

Both may be mercenary, but finally choose their own executioners, although in very different ways. Castel inadvertently because, despite ruthlessly killing those on both sides to achieve his end, he is ultimately not ruthless enough, Volonte voluntarily, passing judgement on himself when he realises the consequences of his actions.

Castel is a fairly anonymous lead as the 'ugly American', a potential flaw which the director manages to turn to the film's advantage. A moral void, he has no ideals and no scruples but is instead a remorseless pragmatist.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsDon't buy bread, buy dynamite! or eggs via the internet!
By Kirk Douglas on 27 July 2012
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Despite watching Sergio Leone's "Dollars" trilogy countless times over the years I never considered giving any of the other spahghetti westerns out there a go until now. And after being a little disappointed with the "Sabata" movies I almost stopped right there, but a friend mentioned that this was worth a look, and they weren't wrong!

A Buller For The General definitely has the same "spirit" as Leone's work, and you'll recognise quite a few of the extra's in it too! Including a cameo by the same kid who helped Clint Eastwood in "For A Few Dollars More".

Gian Maria Volente shares the lead with Lou Castel and both have good presence and form an unlikely duo. Volente is at his cackling best, but plays a more sympathetic character than usual. It's a shame Klaus Kinski doesn't get more of a chance to develop his character and isn't on screen enough at all.

The plot takes a little while to get going, drifting from one gunfight to another for a while, and the encounter at the General's camp could have more of an impact, but overall it's a decent story.

As for the DVD itself, the quality of the picture is pretty good given the age of the source material and I didn't notice any problems there - likewise the soundtrack is decent enough.

Overall I'd give this 8/10 - If you like spaghetti westerns then I reckon this is a must!
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4.0 out of 5 starsSince Amazon have lumped the reviews together - Breakheart Pass AND A Bullet for the General
By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER on 12 Dec. 2007
Format: DVD
For some inane reason, Amazon have bundled the reviews for Bullet for the General with the reviews for the not even remotely similar Breakheart Pass. Since bboth are four-star movies, I've combined the reviews for both, but please bear in mind these films are released separately by different distributors and are not released as a double-bill.

BREAKHEART PASS REVIEW

Anyone who's ever had to slog through his soul-destroying ITC or Cannon-years output will find it hard to imagine that there was ever a time when Charles Bronson was a half-decent actor who not only made films that were actually released in cinemas, but good ones at that. Breakheart Pass is probably the best of the last burst of quality output in the actor's oeuvre that also saw The Streetfighter (aka Hard Times) and the whimsical From Noon Till Three; for that matter, the last good Alistair MacLean screen outing before what seems like an eternity of formulaic made-for-TV efforts with C-list casts.

The plot has all the MacLean staples - sabotage, secret identities, wolves in sheep's clothing and a plot where no-one and nothing is what they appear to be. The only novelty is the location, a train rushing through the old West to bring medical supplies to a cholera-infected fort through strikingly snowbound mountain countryside beautifully captured through cinematographer Lucien Ballard's lens. But the fact that so much of the film is simply one of the author's beloved WW2 plots with outlaws and Indians instead of Nazis doesn't matter: it's the telling that counts, and with a tight script and strong direction from Tom Gries that is equally adept at the mystery (more a 'what the heck's going on?' than 'who's behind it all?Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 stars'IS IT ALL JUST FOR THE MONEY ??
By rbmusicman/and/movie-fan' TOP 50 REVIEWER on 26 July 2015
Format: Blu-ray
'Bullet For The General' is typical of the material that was screened during the 'Spahetti-Western' era during the late
60's into the early 70's.
Many of the faces seen in the film were frequent throughout the series.......
The film is set during the Mexican-Revolution telling of bandit / gunrunner 'El Chucho' (Gian Maria Volonte) who with
his men attack the Presidents Soldiers to acquire weapons they have and indeed guard to sell to the revolutionaries,
not out of patriotism.
When attacking a train to steal weapons 'El Chucho' comes across an American Bill 'nino' Tate' (Lou Castel) who
claims to be a wanted man in the U.S making himself an acceptable addition to his number.
'Tate' brings an added dimension to the group with his own brand of bloody violence...but, why is he so eager to
be a part of 'El Chucho's' bandits, he plays his cards close to his chest.
They attack the small town of 'San Miguel' which is occupied by a company of the presidents soldiers, they capture much
ammunition along with a gold-machine-gun....most of the group just want to take the weapons to the Revolutions
General to collect payment, 'El Chucho' gets an attack of conscience knowing the town will be attacked by soldiers and
it's vulnerable and down-trodden residents slaughtered, he offers to stay and fight, but most of his followers along with
his new best friend 'Tate' but his brother 'El Santo' (Klaus Kinski) with a few others stay to help, however when 'El Chucho'
realizes the others have the prized 'golden-machine-gun with them, he gives chase promising to return....however money
proves to be his master and he and 'Tate set off to sell the captured weapons to the General.Read more ›
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