# A Bullet for the General (1967)

> A volatile Mexican Revolution western follows a bandit chief and a mysterious American ally through gun-running, shifting loyalties, and ideological violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23317

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Damiano Damiani
- Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick, Lou Castel, Aldo Sambrell, José Manuel Martín, Jaime Fernández, Andrea Checchi
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061429/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: boisterous, tense, fatalistic, classic western night, spaghetti western marathon

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