Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
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Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

5.9 / 10 1965 1h 41mNR 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

Lex Barker

Dr. Karl Sternau

Lead
Gérard Barray

Gérard Barray

Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla

Rik Battaglia

Rik Battaglia

Captain Lazoro Verdoja

Michèle Girardon

Michèle Girardon

Josefa

Alessandra Panaro

Alessandra Panaro

Rosita Arbellez

TL

Theresa Lorca

Karja

Ralf Wolter

Ralf Wolter

Andreas Hasenpfeffer

Fausto Tozzi

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.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Mercenaries of the Rio Grande is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker