Gian Maria Volonte is better in this than he was under Leone.

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disagree,
so much more engaging in "for a few dollars more,"
he's a bit of a pussy in this flick



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I just saw this movie for the first time. There are some similarities to this film and Leone's later "Duck You Sucker" (aka "A Fistful of Dynamite"). I found I enjoyed "A Bullet for the General" more than "Duck", but not as much as Leone's other 4 westerns.

I had only seen Volonte in Fistful of Dollars & For a Few Dollars More. It was nice to see him play something other than a psychotic killer for a change. It was also nice seeing him as a movie's central character. It was a good film.

The role in 'bullet' is more human...who knew he could be so comically effective and lovable? A refreshing change to see him in this kind of role, instead of the psychotics he played under Leone or in "Faccia a Faccia". And by the way, check out "Faccia a Faccia"--probably his most complex spag-western role...a surprisingly nasty character! What a change from El Chuncho.


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