The Mercenary (film)

The Mercenary
Directed bySergio Corbucci
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced byAlberto Grimaldi
Starring
CinematographyAlejandro Ulloa
Edited byEugenio Alabiso
Music by
Production
companies
  • PEA
  • Produzioni Associate Delphos
  • Profilms 21
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • 20 December 1968 (1968-12-20) (Italy)
Countries
  • Italy
  • Spain
Box office₤1.101 billion ITL (Italy)

The Mercenary (Italian: Il mercenario), known in the UK as A Professional Gun, is a 1968 Zapata Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film stars: Franco Nero, Jack Palance, Tony Musante, Eduardo Fajardo and Giovanna Ralli, and features a musical score by Ennio Morricone, taking inspiration from his work in Guns for San Sebastian, and Bruno Nicolai.