''The Last Mercenary'' is a

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

Spanish/West German/Italian

international co-production A co-production is a joint venture between two or more different production companies for the purpose of film production, television production, video game development, and so on. In the case of an international co-production, production companies ...

of a modern-day

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

. It was directed by

Mel Welles Mel Welles (February 17, 1924 – August 19, 2005) was an American film actor and director. His best-remembered role may be that of hapless flower shop owner Gravis Mushnick in the 1960 low-budget Roger Corman dark comedy, ''The Little Shop of ...

who was uncredited for financial funding reasons.Paul, Louis ''Mel Welles Interview'' ''Tales from the Cult Film Trenches Interviews with 36 Actors from Horror, Science Fiction and Exploitation Cinema'' McFarland, 06/09/2007 The film was shot in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

and Spain.

Plot

Following service in the

Congo Crisis The Congo Crisis (french: Crise congolaise, link=no) was a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The crisis began almost immediately after ...

, two

mercenary A mercenary, sometimes also known as a soldier of fortune or hired gun, is a private individual, particularly a soldier, that joins a military conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any o ...

comrades in arms go their separate ways to new assignments. Mark Anderson flies to

where he is hired to protect mineral mines in the interior of Brazil from saboteurs. The saboteurs have hired his friend.

Cast

Ray Danton Ray Danton (born Raymond Caplan; September 19, 1931 – February 11, 1992) was a radio, film, stage, and television actor, director, and producer whose most famous roles were in the screen biographies ''The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond'' (1960 ...

- Mark / Marco Anderson * Pascale Petit - Maria *

Günther Stoll Günther Stoll (Duisburg, 18 August 1924 – Gelsenkirchen, 10 January 1977) was a German actor. Partial filmography * ''Liebe, wie die Frau sie wünscht'' (1957) .... Toni * ''Epitafios gia ehthrous kai filous'' (1965) .... Captain Ivanov * ' ...

- The Man in Black *

George Rigaud Pedro Jorge Rigato Delissetche,George Rigaud

- Manuel de Lagos *

Inma de Santis Inma de Santis (February 24, 1959 – December 21, 1989) was a Spanish film and television actress.Carballeira p.45 She died in Morocco at the age of thirty following an accident while on holiday in the Sahara Desert. Selected filmography * ''Ano ...

- Isabel *

Vicente Roca Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Ca ...

- Gomez *

Carl Möhner Carl Martin Rudolf Möhner (11 August 1921 – 14 January 2005) was an Austrian film actor, director, screenwriter and painter. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1949 and 1976. His most famous roles were as Jo "le Suédois" in the 19 ...

- Steinmann * Piero Sciumè - Felipe *Salvo Basile - Mine foreman *

- Head villain

References

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* 1968 films 1960s action drama films German action drama films Italian action drama films Spanish action drama films West German films Cold War films Films set in Brazil Films set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Films set in Rio de Janeiro (city) Films shot in Rio de Janeiro (city) Murder in films Films about mining 1968 drama films English-language German films English-language Italian films English-language Spanish films Films about mercenaries 1960s Italian films 1960s German films {{Action-film-stub