As he watches the circus, Sergei "Polack" Kowalski (Franco Nero) thinks that one of the performers is Paco Roman (Tony Musante), which makes him think back to when they were revolutionaries and battled against another mercenary named Curly (Jack Palance).
Much like another Nero character, Django, Kowalski has a gun that gives him a big advantage, a Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun. Paco hires him to teach him how to lead a revolution. They go from town to town, stealing money, horses and weapons, even adding another member to their group, Columbia (Giovanna Ralli, What Have They Done to Your Daughters?).
Yet Paco and Kowalski soon start fighting over how much it costs to have him be part of the revolution. Finally, Paco imprisons him and marries Colombia, but then Curly and his men attack. He tries to free Kowalski, who turns the tables on him and he has to be saved by his wife.
Back to the circus, where Curly and his men attack. Kowalski kills them all and gives each man a bullet for their final duel. Then, he takes Paco to collect the reward only for Colombia to betray them both or so it seems before she and the circus performers create a diversion big enough for our two heroes to use machine guns to kill every one of their enemies. Kowalski suggests to Paco that they should be mercenaries, not understanding the dream of the revolution.
Director Sergio Corbucci set the standard for violence in Italian Westerns in movies like Django and The Great Silence before making comedies. Yes, somehow, the same man who made Super Fuzz made the most depressing Western ever, one that leaves its hero and his lover dead in the snow.
Much like another Nero character, Django, Kowalski has a gun that gives him a big advantage, a Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun. Paco hires him to teach him how to lead a revolution. They go from town to town, stealing money, horses and weapons, even adding another member to their group, Columbia (Giovanna Ralli, What Have They Done to Your Daughters?).
Yet Paco and Kowalski soon start fighting over how much it costs to have him be part of the revolution. Finally, Paco imprisons him and marries Colombia, but then Curly and his men attack. He tries to free Kowalski, who turns the tables on him and he has to be saved by his wife.
Back to the circus, where Curly and his men attack. Kowalski kills them all and gives each man a bullet for their final duel. Then, he takes Paco to collect the reward only for Colombia to betray them both or so it seems before she and the circus performers create a diversion big enough for our two heroes to use machine guns to kill every one of their enemies. Kowalski suggests to Paco that they should be mercenaries, not understanding the dream of the revolution.
Director Sergio Corbucci set the standard for violence in Italian Westerns in movies like Django and The Great Silence before making comedies. Yes, somehow, the same man who made Super Fuzz made the most depressing Western ever, one that leaves its hero and his lover dead in the snow.