A Bullet for the General
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“Like the Bandit... Like the Gringo... A bullet doesn't care who it kills!”
El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware of his true intentions.
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Cast
20 people
Gian Maria Volonté
Chuncho Munos / 'El Chuncho'
Known for
A Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
Klaus Kinski
El Santo
Known for
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Martine Beswick
Adelita
Known for
Thunderball
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
Lou Castel
Bill Tate
Known for
Fists in the Pocket
Beware of a Holy Whore
Aldo Sambrell
Lt. Alvaro Ferreira
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
For a Few Dollars More
José Manuel Martín
Raimundo
Known for
God Forgives... I Don't!
Viridiana
Jaime Fernández
General Elías
Known for
Robinson Crusoe
Guns for San Sebastian
Andrea Checchi
Don Felipe
Known for
Black Sunday
Two Women
Spartaco Conversi
Eufemio
Known for
The Great Silence
Sabata
Joaquín Parra
Picaro
Also in
The Price of Power
Matalo! (Kill Him)
Santiago Santos
Guapo
Valentino Macchi
Train engineer
Known for
Conversation Piece
Christmas Rematch
Damiano Damiani Director · Salvatore Laurani Screenplay Franco Solinas Writer
United States release September 1, 1968 · Produced in Italy · Original title Quién sabe?
Production
M.C.M.
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Quién sabe?
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · January 13, 1967
Theatrical · Rome
United States · September 1, 1968
Theatrical
France
July 26, 1968 · Theatrical
September 6, 2013 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
October 14, 2014 · Premiere · Grand Lyon Film Festival (Restored Version)
November 17, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release
Italy
January 19, 1967 · Theatrical · Milan
February 3, 1967 · Theatrical · Turin
June 5, 1970 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 1, 2004 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
September 1, 2013 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival (Restored Version)
Portugal
July 5, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
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