Compañeros

"Fate brought them together, greed made them inseparable, and violence made them Compañeros!"

1970 2h 0m IT

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 117

WesternAction

Synopsis

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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.

“Fate brought them together, greed made them inseparable, and violence made them Compañeros!”

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Cast

Franco Nero
Yodlaf Peterson
Tomas Milian
El Vasco
Jack Palance
John
Fernando Rey
Prof. Xantos
Iris Berben
Lola
José Bódalo
General Mongo Alvarez
Karin Schubert
Zaire Harris
Eduardo Fajardo
Colonel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sergio Corbucci
Writers: Sergio Corbucci, Massimo De Rita, Fritz Ebert
Languages: German, Italian, English, Spanish
Countries: Italy, Germany, Spain

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, Italian, English, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Italy, Germany, Spain.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sergio Corbucci, shot by Alejandro Ulloa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Eugenio Alabiso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Franco Nero and Tomas Milian and Jack Palance carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fate brought them together, greed made them inseparable, and violence made them Compañeros!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sergio Corbucci directs. Alejandro Ulloa behind the camera. Ennio Morricone scores. Eugenio Alabiso cuts. Produced in Italy, Germany, Spain. Dialogue in German, Italian, English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

156 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, Italian, English, Spanish.
3International production across 3 countries: Italy, Germany, Spain.
4Directed by Sergio Corbucci, shot by Alejandro Ulloa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Eugenio Alabiso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Franco Nero and Tomas Milian and Jack Palance carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Fate brought them together, greed made them inseparable, and violence made them Compañeros!".
9IMDB entry: tt0066612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "marriage", "coin", "train", "buddy".