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.
Not as iconic as The Good, The bad and The ugly or as genre defining as The great Silence. Companeros is still a great Zapata Western by Sergio Corbucci. The Movie Stars Franco Nero as the Swede a weapon smuggler who are just in it for the money, To get his money he has to team up with The Basque played by Tomas Milano. It’s a great story with a great soundtrack and great performances from both actors. Jack Palance plays Nero old business partner, who has lost his hand, because he was left to die. It’s a bonkers character, but you can’t help to be a bit intrigued by him. My greatest beef is it’s a bit to “funny”. I like my Westerns dark and gritty. Part of Junesploitation - Day 10 - Western
