Review of Bandido! (1956) by Allan C — 29 Dec 2010
Set in 1916 during the Mexican revolution. Robert Mitchum is the best thing about the film. Slow paced, color Western set in Mexico about Mitchum, an American who through the use of his new grenades and new machine gun turns the tide of a battles against government troops. Not a rebel himself, Mitchum still assists the rebels find a shipment of guns.
There is a romance angle to this film as Mitchum gets involved with a government prisoner's wife. The camerawork was nothing really special although Max Steiner did the musical soundtrack.
Directed by Richard Fleischer, son of Max Fleischer the animation genius.
(films directed).
Child of Divorce (1946).
Design for Death (1947).
Banjo (1947).
Bodyguard (1948).
So This is New York (1948).
Trapped (1949).
Make Mine Laughs (1949).
Follow Me Quietly (1949).
The Clay Pigeon (1949).
Armored Car Robbery (1950).
His Kind of Woman (1951).
The Narrow Margin (1952).
The Happy Time (1952).
Arena (1953).
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954).
Violent Saturday (1955).
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955).
Bandido (1956).
Between Heaven and Hell (1956).
The Vikings (1958).
These Thousand Hills (1959).
Compulsion (1959).
Crack in the Mirror (1960).
The Big Gamble (1961).
Barabbas (1961).
Fantastic Voyage (1966).
Doctor Dolittle (1967).
Think 20th (1967).
The Boston Strangler (1968).
Che! (1969).
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970).
See No Evil (1971) (aka Blind Terror).
The Last Run (1971).
10 Rillington Place (1971).
The New Centurions (1972).
Soylent Green (1973).
The Don Is Dead (1973).
Mr. Majestyk (1974).
The Spikes Gang (1974).
Mandingo (1975).
The Incredible Sarah (1976).
Crossed Swords (1977) (aka The Prince and the Pauper).
Ashanti (1979).
The Jazz Singer (1980).
Tough Enough (1982).
Amityville 3-D (1983).
Conan the Destroyer (1984).
Red Sonja (1985).
Million Dollar Mystery (1987).
Call From Space (1989).
Produced by Robert L. Jacks.
Written by Earl Felton.
Music by Max Steiner.
Cinematography Ernest Laszlo.
Stars.
Robert Mitchum, as Wilson.
Ursula Thiess, as Lisa Kennedy.
Gilbert Roland, as Col. Escobar.
Zachary Scott, as Kennedy.
Rodolfo Acosta,as Sebastian.
José Torvay, as Gonzales.
Henry Brandon, as Gunther.
Douglas Fowley, as McGhee.
Editing by Robert Golden.
Running time 92 minutes.
This review of Bandido! (1956) was written by Allan C on 29 Dec 2010.
Bandido! has generally received mixed reviews.
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