A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General

Like the Bandit... Like the Gringo... A bullet doesn't care who it kills!

Directed by Damiano Damiani

Produced by M.C.M.

1967118 min6.6 / 10

A cynical spaghetti western about betrayal and survival during the Mexican Revolution, where allegiances shift and no one's motives are pure.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Bullet for the General violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is A Bullet for the General scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does A Bullet for the General end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is A Bullet for the General easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is A Bullet for the General sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise49

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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