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Bandolero!

Bandolero!

There are "Westerns" and "Westerns". Every now and then comes a NEW kind of Western. This is "BANDOLERO!".

19686.51h 46m

Overview

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.

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Written by James Lee Barrett, Stanley Hough
Produced by Robert L. Jacks
Box OfficeBudget: $4.5MRevenue: $12.0M

Top Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Mace Bishop

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Dee Bishop

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Sheriff July Johnson

Raquel Welch

Raquel Welch

Maria Stoner

Andrew Prine

Andrew Prine

Deputy sheriff Roscoe Bookbinder

Will Geer

Will Geer

Pop Chaney

Clint Ritchie

Clint Ritchie

Babe Jenkins

Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle

Muncie Carter

Tom Heaton

Tom Heaton

Joe Chaney

R

Rudy Diaz

Angel

Themes & Keywords

brotherhangmanoutlawbanditmexican bandit

About Bandolero!

Bandolero! is a western film released in 1968 exploring themes of brother, hangman, outlaw, bandit, mexican bandit. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, it stars James Stewart, Dean Martin, George Kennedy. 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.

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