Bandolero!

Bandolero! is a 1968 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring James Stewart, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch, George Kennedy, Andrew Prine, Will Geer, and Clint Ritchie. The story centers on two brothers on the run from a posse, led by a local sheriff who wants to arrest the runaways and free a hostage whom they took along the way. They head into the wrong territory, which is controlled by "Bandoleros".

Film · TMDB

6.6

Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. The sheriff chases the brothers to Mexico. They join forces, however, against a group of Mexican bandits.

Released: 1968-06-01106 minDir: Andrew V. McLaglenWesternBudget: $4.5MBox office: $12.0M

▶ Watch trailer

Cast

James Stewart as Mace Bishop
Dean Martin as Dee Bishop
George Kennedy as Sheriff July Johnson
Raquel Welch as Maria Stoner
Andrew Prine as Deputy sheriff Roscoe Bookbinder
Will Geer as Pop Chaney

Themes

brother
hangman
outlaw
bandit
mexican bandit

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

6,363 votes

Year: 1968
Runtime: 106 min
Genres: Drama, Western

via IMDb

Key facts

Film.name: Bandolero!
Film.image: Bandolero! (movie poster).jpg
Film.caption: Theatrical release poster
Film.director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Film.producer: Robert L. Jacks
Film.screenplay: James Lee Barrett
Film.starring: James StewartDean MartinRaquel WelchGeorge KennedyAndrew PrineWill GeerClint Ritchie
Film.music: Jerry Goldsmith
Film.cinematography: William H. Clothier
Film.editing: Folmar Blangsted
Film.color_process: Color by DeLuxe
Film.studio: 20th Century Fox
Film.distributor: 20th Century Fox
Film.runtime: 106 minutes
Film.country: United States
Film.language: English
Film.budget: $4.45 million
Film.gross: $12,000,000

via Wikipedia infobox

~6 min read

Encyclopedic overview

7 sections

Contents

Plot
Cast
Production
Reception
Soundtrack
References
External links

==Plot== thumb|Dean Martin and Raquel Welch A gang of robbers arrive at the Texan town of Val Verde with the intention of robbing a bank. The heist goes wrong and a shootout with the local authorities ensues. During it, gang member Babe Jenkins kills a wealthy civilian, the husband of a woman named Maria Stoner. The gang eventually gets arrested.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bandolero!” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.