The Bandits/Los Bandidos is a 1967 Mexican/American international co-production starring Robert Conrad who co-wrote and co-directed the film with the producer Alfredo Zacarías. The film was shot in Mexico in 1966 during a hiatus of Conrad's The Wild Wild West television series but the film was not released in the US until May 1979.[1]
| The Bandits | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Conrad Alfredo Zacarías |
| Written by | Edward Di Lorenzo Robert Conrad Alfredo Zacarías |
| Produced by | James M. George Alfredo Zacarías Harry Harvey Jr. |
| Starring | Robert Conrad Jan-Michael Vincent Manuel López Ochoa |
| Cinematography | Ted Voigtlander |
| Edited by | Gloria Schoemann Grant K. Smith |
| Music by | Manuel Esperón |
| Distributed by | Producciones Zacarías S.A. |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes (Mexico) 89 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | English/Spanish |
Several of the crew such as cinematographer Ted Voigtlander, stunt director Whitey Hughes, co-editor Grant K. Smith and co-producers James M. George and Harry Harvey Jr. worked with Robert Conrad on The Wild Wild West.
Plot
editThree Americans drifting through Mexico find themselves caught up in the French intervention in Mexico.
Cast
edit- Robert Conrad as Chris Barrett
- Roy Jenson as Josh Racker
- Jan-Michael Vincent as Taye 'Boy' Brown
- Manuel López Ochoa as Valdez
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Priest
- María Duval as Señora Valdez
Notes
edit- ^ p. 20 Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films 2nd ed. McFarland, 2012
External links
edit- The Bandits at IMDb
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