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Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
5.9 / 10• 1965• 1h 41m•NR• German
AdventureWestern
Storyline
Dr. Karl Sternau, the personal physician of the count Bismarck, who spent much of his youth in Mexico, is sent back to that country during the occupation by French troops in the service of the Austrian 'Emperor' Maximilian, to carry an encouraging letter from U.S. President Lincoln to the nationalist Mexican president Benito Juarez.
Cast & Crew
Lex Barker
Dr. Karl Sternau
Lead
Gérard Barray
Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla
Rik Battaglia
Captain Lazoro Verdoja
Michèle Girardon
Josefa
Alessandra Panaro
Rosita Arbellez
TL
Theresa Lorca
Karja
Ralf Wolter
Andreas Hasenpfeffer
Fausto Tozzi
Benito Juarez
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Siodmak's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mercenaries of the Rio Grande is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
