
Bandolero!
Seen it?1968 | 106 min | Western
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
Trailer
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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