''The Bandits''/''Los Bandidos'' is a

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

Mexican/American

international co-production A co-production is a joint venture between two or more different production companies for the purpose of film production, television production, video game development, and so on. In the case of an international co-production, production companies ...

starring

Robert Conrad Robert Conrad (born Conrad Robert Falk; March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020) was an American film and television actor, singer, and stuntman. He is best known for his role in the 1965–1969 television series ''The Wild Wild West'', playin ...

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 ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels w ...

'' television series but the film was not released in the US until May 1979.p. 20 Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films'' 2nd ed. McFarland, 2012 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

Three Americans drifting through Mexico find themselves caught up in the French intervention in Mexico.

Cast

as Chris Barrett *

Roy Jenson Roy Cameron Jenson, also known and credited as Roy Jensen, (February 9, 1927 – April 24, 2007) was a Canadian American football player, stuntman, and actor. Early years Born in Calgary, Alberta, Jenson moved to Los Angeles with his family as ...

as Josh Racker *

Jan-Michael Vincent Jan-Michael Vincent (July 15, 1944 – February 10, 2019) was an American actor known for portraying helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke in the TV series ''Airwolf'' (1984–1987) and the protagonist, Matt Johnson, in the 1978 film ''Big W ...

as Taye 'Boy' Brown *

Manuel López Ochoa Manuel López Ochoa (7 July 1933 in Torno Largo, Tabasco, Mexico – 25 October 2011 in Los Angeles, United States) was a Mexican actor. Filmography *''El crisol'' (1964), a telenovela *''The Bandits (film)'' (1967) as Valdez *''Chucho el roto'' ...

as Valdez *

Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Pedro Armendáriz Bohr (April 6, 1940 – December 26, 2011), better known by his stage name Pedro Armendáriz Jr., was a Mexican actor. Life and career Pedro Armendáriz Bohr was born in Mexico City to Mexican-American actor Pedro Armendáriz ...

as Priest *

María Duval María Dussauge Ortiz (born 2 August 1937), commonly known as María Duval, is a Mexican actress and singer who has worked in film, television, and the stage. Career Duval made her film debut in the musical ''Melodías inolvidables'' (1959), a ...

as Señora Valdez

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* 1967 films 1967 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Mexican Western (genre) films 1960s English-language films English-language Mexican films Second French intervention in Mexico films Films shot in Mexico Films set in Mexico 1960s American films 1960s Mexican films {{1960s-Mexico-film-stub