Western

Bandolero!

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

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.

Release Date : 1968-06-01

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Mace Bishop

Original Name : James Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dee Bishop

Original Name : Dean Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff July Johnson

Original Name : George Kennedy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maria Stoner

Original Name : Raquel Welch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Deputy sheriff Roscoe Bookbinder

Original Name : Andrew Prine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pop Chaney

Original Name : Will Geer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Babe Jenkins

Original Name : Clint Ritchie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Muncie Carter

Original Name : Denver Pyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Chaney

Original Name : Tom Heaton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angel

Original Name : Rudy Diaz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robbie O'Hare

Original Name : Sean McClory

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cort Hayjack

Original Name : Harry Carey, Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Hawkins

Original Name : Don 'Red' Barry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ossie Grimes

Original Name : Guy Raymond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frisco

Original Name : Perry Lopez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stoner

Original Name : Jock Mahoney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Attendant

Original Name : Dub Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bank Customer

Original Name : Big John Hamilton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ross Harper

Original Name : Robert Adler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bath House Customer

Original Name : John Mitchum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bank Clerk

Original Name : Patrick Cranshaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Roy Barcroft

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

One boy goes with Quantrill, the other goes with Sherman. Bandolero! is directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and written by Stanley Hough and James Lee Barrett. It stars James Stewart, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch and George Kennedy. A Panavision/De Luxe color production, music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by William H. Clothier. Initially set in Texas, 1867, the pic in short plot form entails the leading men, ruffian robbers with a glint in their eye, and leading lady, on a road trip of some discomfort. They are being pursued by the law led by George Kennedy, whilst having to deal with internal fighting and a date with blood thirsty Mexican bandits. Bubbling away in the mix is the tale of two brothers (Stewart and Martin) who went different ways during the Civil War, the conversations of such between the two most potent and worth sampling. Add in Welch for dressage and sexual tension, with Kennedy's stoic lawman in pursuit of both her and the outlaws, and it's got firecrackers simmering in the narrative. Hanging and the threat of sexual assault further stokes the fires, all while we are asked to take seriously guys with names like July Johnson and Roscoe Bookbinder! McLaglen directs with competent hands befitting the occasion, in other words let your star named cast operate without mugging for the camera - with the visual ticks of Stewart and Kennedy a joy as opposed to doing down the material. Goldsmith's score is a bit too modern sounding for the time period of story setting, but as expected it's a blood stirrer. While locales are most pleasing as the great Clothier cements his status as a Western genre legend. Ultimately with the cast assembled it really should be a far better film than what it is, but if nothing else, the odd blend of humour and serious themes makes for an intriguing viewing. Whilst as Kennedy slots in to steal the film from his more illustriously named co-stars, it's enough to just enjoy a cast and director comfortably at work. 7/10