Bandolero! (1968)

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers:

James Lee Barrett (screenplay)
Stanley Hough (story)

Release Date:

1 June 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Western

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother...

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Hangman | Mexico | Gallows | Outlaw

Cast

James Stewart	...	Mace Bishop
Dean Martin	...	Dee Bishop
Raquel Welch	...	Maria Stoner
George Kennedy	...	Sheriff July Johnson
Andrew Prine	...	Deputy Sheriff Roscoe Bookbinder
Will Geer	...	Pop Chaney
Clint Ritchie	...	Babe Jenkins
Denver Pyle	...	Muncie Carter
Tom Heaton	...	Joe Chaney
Rudy Diaz	...	Angel
Sean McClory	...	Robbie O'Hare
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Cort Hayjack (as Harry Carey)
Don 'Red' Barry	...	Jack Hawkins (as Donald Barry)
Guy Raymond	...	Ossie Grimes
Perry Lopez	...	Frisco
Jock Mahoney	...	Stoner
Dub Taylor	...	Attendant
Big John Hamilton	...	Bank customer
Robert Adler	...	Ross Harper (as Bob Adler)
John Mitchum	...	Bathhouse customer
Patrick Cranshaw	...	Bank clerk (as Joseph Patrick Cranshaw)
Roy Barcroft	...	Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Gray	...	(uncredited)
Wade Phillips	...	Member of Sheriff July Johnson's Posse (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrew V. McLaglen

Writing credits
James Lee Barrett		(screenplay)
Stanley Hough		(story) (as Stanley L. Hough)

Produced by
Robert L. Jacks	....	producer (as Robert L.Jacks)

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
William H. Clothier

Film Editing by
Folmar Blangsted

Art Direction by
Jack Martin Smith
Alfred Sweeney		(as Alfred Sweeney Jr.)

Set Decoration by
Chester L. Bayhi
Walter M. Scott

Makeup Department
Del Acevedo	....	makeup artist
Edith Lindon	....	hair stylist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist (as Dan Striepeke)
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jack Stubbs	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terry Morse Jr.	....	assistant director

Sound Department
David Dockendorf	....	sound
Herman Lewis	....	sound

Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr.	....	special photographic effects

Stunts
Hal Needham	....	stunt coordinator
Wilford Brimley	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Canutt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tap Canutt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Roydon Clark	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Combs	....	stunts (uncredited)
Donna Garrett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Gatlin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Gray	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Harris	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tex Hill	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jock Mahoney	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ted Mapes	....	stunt double: James Stewart (uncredited)
Gary McLarty	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Orrison	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bobby Somers	....	stunts (uncredited)
Norm Taylor	....	stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rock A. Walker	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Del Ruth	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department
Herbert W. Spencer	....	orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)

Other crew
Dominic Santarone	....	caterer (uncredited)
Ruth Santarone	....	caterer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1968) (USA) (theatrical)
• Explosive-Media (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox (1968) (France) (theatrical)
• Centfox (1968) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox Films (1968) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1972) (USA) (TV)
• Key Video (1988) (USA) (VHS) (For CBS/Fox Video)
• TV3 (1989) (Finland) (TV)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1998) (Finland) (TV)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media) (re-release)
• ClassicLine (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (19??) (USA) (DVD)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence (re-rating) (2004)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:GP (re-release) (1971) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (2004) | USA:GP (original rating) | UK:15 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | West Germany:16 (f)

Filming Locations:

Del Rio, Texas, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Cameo: [Wade Phillips]One of the men killed by the bandits. He is/was also the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the undertaker holding the rope in his left hand, his hands are clasped together. He turns toward the gallows and the next shot shows him with the rope in his left hand, but his hands are dangling at his sides as he starts up the gallows stairs.

Quotes:

Maria Stoner:This is the first time I have been in my country since I left.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.131" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Leather Britches

Jimmy Stewart Murdered the Hangman? K-k-krazee!

I know this may sound ridiculous, but am I the only one who thinks Jimmy Stewart murdered the hangman? What else would he have done? Tied him up and left him to the wolves? Injured him badly enough he was unconscious for more than a day? Isn't it kind of silly that we're supposed to ignore that? He waltzes into town and scolds Dean Martin about 'What would Mother think', right after he murdered an innocent man! Preposterous, you might say...But could the bloodthirsty character of the hangman have been a way to justify his murder? No, no, I'm sure Jimmy just sat down with him and had a heart to heart about the situation, what with the war, and mother dead of heart break, and all, I guess the hangman decided to give him his clothes and horse and walk back to town naked and take the stage coach back to Oklahoma. Don't think so? Well then this movie is about Jimmy Stewart, cold blooded killer.

Also, if he had just never rescued his brother, there would be like twenty less fatherless children in that town! Yeah, yeah, I know the response comments like this will get, but I really do think the disappearing hangman is a step too far.