"Why is his head worth one million dollars and the lives of 21 people?"

1974

1h 53m

7.1(387 votes)

Action

Crime

Drama

Overview

An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

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Cast & Crew

47 members

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Warren Oates

Bennie

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Isela Vega

Elita

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Robert Webber

Sappensly

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Gig Young

Quill

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Helmut Dantine

Max

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Emilio Fernández

El Jefe

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Kris Kristofferson

Biker

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Chano Urueta

Manchot

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Donnie Fritts

John

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Jorge Russek

Cueto

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Chalo González

Chalo

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Don Levy

Frank

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Enrique Lucero

Esteban

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Janine Maldonado

Theresa

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Tamara Garina

Grandmother Moreno

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Farnesio de Bernal

Bernardo

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Ahui Camacho

El Chavito

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Mónica Miguel

Dolores de Escomiglia

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Paco Pharrez

El Carpintero

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Juan Manuel Díaz

Paulo

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René Dupeyrón

Angel

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Yolanda Ponce

Yolo

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Juan Jose Palacios

Juan

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Manolo

Tourist Guide

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Nery Ruiz

Maria

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Roberto Dumont

Chavo

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Armando Acosta

Waiter (uncredited)

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Richard Bright

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Queta Carrasco

Market Vendor (uncredited)

Production

Conrad Hool

El Jefe's Guard (uncredited)

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Crew

Whitey Hughes

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Cecilia Leger

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Antonio Leo

El Jefe's Bodyguard (uncredited)

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Velia Lupercio

Old Woman (uncredited)

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Rubén Márquez

Guest at Baptism (uncredited)

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Sharon Peckinpah

Nun (uncredited)

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Writing

Garner Simmons

Hacienda Guard (uncredited)

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Edna Arriola

Blonde Woman at Baptism (uncredited)

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Raquel García

Woman at Gathering (uncredited)

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Edith González

Blonde Child (uncredited)

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Billy Motton

Man at Gathering (uncredited)

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Inés Murillo

Client at Roadside Stand (uncredited)

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Salvador Pérez G.

Man at Gathering (uncredited)

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Amelia Rivera

Woman at Gathering (uncredited)

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Francisco Tostado

Man at Gathering (uncredited)

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Carlos Vendrell

Client (uncredited)

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Marcelo Villamil

Client (uncredited)

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