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Bandolero!

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1968 | 106 min | Western

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With just 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for most people. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 46 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    20% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.6 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $12 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 52K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen

  • James StewartMace Bishop
  • Dean MartinDee Bishop
  • George KennedySheriff July Johnson
  • Raquel WelchMaria Stoner
  • Andrew PrineDeputy sheriff Roscoe Bookbinder
  • Will GeerPop Chaney
  • Clint RitchieBabe Jenkins
  • Denver PyleMuncie Carter
  • Tom HeatonJoe Chaney
  • Rudy DiazAngel