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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Riambau & Torreiro p.362 A soldier of fortune makes off with a fortune in

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s, but has to go to great lengths to evade his pursuers. The film's sets were designed by the

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took place in Spain at

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and

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Plot

Cast

as Johnny Dent *

as Mona Shannon *

as Willy Gore *

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as Col. Romero *

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as Piet de Jonge *

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as Abel Baker *

Sancho Gracia Félix Ángel Sancho Gracia (27 September 1936 – 8 August 2012) was a Spanish motion picture and television actor. Career Born in Madrid, Gracia started his acting career in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he lived from 1947 until 1961. In Urugu ...

as Wes * Bobby Hall as Whitey Keller *

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as Turk * Luis Rivera as Young Lieutenant *

Román Ariznavarreta Román Ariznavarreta González (born December 15, 1932) is a Spanish actor and stuntman. He appeared in the Spaghetti Western films ''For a Few Dollars More'' (1965) and ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966), directed by Sergio Leone. He was ...

as Ernie * Joe Zboran as Benny *

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as Gonzalez *

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as Shipping Clerk * Jerzy Radlowsky as Bert * Charles Siegmund as Carl * Pedro Barbero as Peters * Scott Miller as Rolf

References

Bibliography

* Esteve Riambau & Casimiro Torreiro. ''Productores en el cine español: estado, dependencias y mercado''. Cátedra, 2008.

External links

* 1967 films Spanish crime comedy films 1960s crime comedy films American crime comedy films English-language Spanish films Films shot in Spain 1960s English-language films 1960s American films English-language crime comedy films {{1960s-US-film-stub