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Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

Name: Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Genre: Adventure, Western
Released: 1965-03-04
Cast: Lex Barker, Gérard Barray, Rik Battaglia, Michèle Girardon, Alessandra Panaro

1965 | 101 min | Adventure, Western

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for adventure fans. If you loved True Grit, start here.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 41 min.
What might put you off: It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1965: an older pace and style.

Dr. Karl Sternau, the personal physician of the count Bismarck, who spent much of his youth in Mexico, is sent back to that country during the occupation by French troops in the service of the Austrian 'Emperor' Maximilian, to carry an encouraging letter from U.S. President Lincoln to the nationalist Mexican president Benito Juarez.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Siodmak

Lex BarkerDr. Karl Sternau
Gérard BarrayCount Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla
Rik BattagliaCaptain Lazoro Verdoja
Michèle GirardonJosefa
Alessandra PanaroRosita Arbellez
Theresa LorcaKarja
Ralf WolterAndreas Hasenpfeffer
Fausto TozziBenito Juarez
Hans NielsenDon Pedro Arbellez
Gustavo RojoLieutenant Potoca