Companeros
(1970)
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(1970)
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Franco Nero | ... | ||
Tomas Milian | ... | ||
Jack Palance | ... |
John
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Fernando Rey | ... |
Prof. Xantos
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Iris Berben | ... |
Lola
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José Bódalo | ... |
Gen. Mongo
(as Francisco Bódalo)
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Eduardo Fajardo | ... |
Colonel
(as Edoardo Fajardo)
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Karin Schubert | ... |
Zaira
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Gino Pernice | ... |
Tourneur
(as Luigi Pernice)
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Álvaro de Luna | ... |
Pistolero
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Jesús Fernández |
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Claudio Scarchilli |
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Lorenzo Robledo | ... |
Man Dancing with Zaira
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Giovanni Petrucci | ... |
(as Giovanni Petti)
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Gérard Tichy | ... |
Lieutenant
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Arms dealer Yolaf Peterson aims to make a sale to guerilla Mongo, but the money is locked in a bank safe, the combination known only to Professor Xantos, a prisoner of the Americans. Yolaf agrees to free Xantos, accompanied by reluctant guerilla Basco, but a former business partner of Yolaf's- John 'The Wooden Hand', has other ideas. Written by Tom Seldon <elpuro@msn.com>
In times of revolution in Mexico, the ignorant Vasco (Tomas Milian) is promoted by the corrupt General Mongo (Francisco Bódalo) to lead his men in the invasion to San Bernardino. Meanwhile the arms trader Yolaf "Swedish" Peterson (Franco Nero) arrives in the village to deal with Mongo; however the money to buy the weapons is locked in a bank safe. The only man that knows the combination to open the safe that was not murdered by Mongo's men is the pacifist Professor Xantos (Fernando Rey) that is prisoner in Fort Yuma in the United States. Swedish offers to release Xantos but the suspicious Mongo asks Vasco to go with Yolaf. The twosome is chased by the followers of Xantos led by the beautiful Lola (Iris Berben) that want to convince the duo to join the revolution; and by the mercenary John (Jack Palance) that lost one of his hands in a betrayal of Yolaf to save his life and uses his smart hawk Marsha to get Xantos to deal with Mongo.
"Vamos a Matar, Compañeros" is a funny spaghetti-western of Sergio Corbutti that has a story very similar to Sergio Leone's "Duck, You Sucker" of 1971 and plays with "Blood for a Silver Dollar". Franco Nero, Tomas Milian and Jack Palance are hilarious, and I laughed a lot with the scene when Marsha becomes a toasted barbecue. The music of Ennio Morricone is excellent, as usual. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Compañeros"