The Bandits of the Rio Grande

The Bandits of the Rio Grande
Directed by	Helmuth M. Backhaus
Written by	Helmuth M. Backhaus
Starring	Harald Leipnitz Maria Perschy Wolfgang Kieling
Cinematography	Manfred Ensinger
Edited by	Anneliese Artelt
Music by	Christian Bruhn
Production company	Piran-Film
Distributed by	Piran-Film
Release date	23 April 1965 (1965-04-23)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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 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

• Harald Leipnitz as Ryan
• Maria Perschy as Helen
• Wolfgang Kieling as Barran
• Gerlinde Locker as Joan
• Demeter Bitenc as Elgaut
• Uli Steigberg as Bill
• Rolf Arndt as Thouniak
• Laci Cigoj as Cardo
• Ellen Schwiers as Lida

References

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

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Bandits of the Rio Grande at IMDb