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Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

AdventureDramaWestern

Duration

1h 41m

Release

4 Mar 1965

Country

Germany

Language

German

Overview

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.

Plot

Dr. Karl Sternau supports the Mexican national president Juarez against the army of Austrian Maximilian who have occupied the country. Karl and Juarez hope to fund their fight with the recently discovered, legendary treasure of th...

Cast

Lex BarkerGérard BarrayRik Battaglia

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 5.4/10

Details

Director

Robert Siodmak

Writers

Karl MayLadislas FodorRobert A. Stemmle
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