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

1974

1h 53m

7.1(387 votes)

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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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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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