The Bandits of the Rio Grande

The Bandits of the Rio Grande (German: Die Banditen vom Rio Grande) is a 1965 West German western film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus and starring Harald Leipnitz, Maria Perschy and Wolfgang Kieling.[1]

The Bandits of the Rio Grande
Directed byHelmuth M. Backhaus
Written byHelmuth M. Backhaus
Starring
CinematographyManfred Ensinger
Edited byAnneliese Artelt
Music byChristian Bruhn
Production
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Piran-Film
Distributed byPiran-Film
Release date
  • 23 April 1965 (1965-04-23)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art director Nino Borghi. It was shot on location around Yugoslavia and in studios in Belgrade. It failed to recover its production costs at the box office, leading to the closure of its production company, Piran-Film, soon afterwards.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Crossing Frontiers: Intercultural Perspectives on the Western p.66

Bibliography

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  • Peter W. Schulze, Thomas Klein & Ivo Ritze. Crossing Frontiers: Intercultural Perspectives on the Western. Schüren Verlag, 2015.
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