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Vera Cruz is a 1954 American Western and buddy film directed by Robert Aldrich. The screenplay was written by James R. Webb, with production by James Hill under Hecht-Lancaster Productions. The film features Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Ernest Borgnine, and Denise Darcel, with cinematography by Ernest Laszlo and music by Hugo Friedhofer. It was originally released in English and distributed by United Artists and Netflix.
The narrative is set in Mexico, where filming also took place. The story involves themes of revolution, mercenaries, and counts. The runtime is 94 minutes. The film has received review scores of 6.5 out of 10 and 81 percent, as well as an IMDb rating of 7.0 from 12,340 votes. It is also rated Approved.
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6.7After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are hired by the Emperor Maximillian and the Marquis Henri de Labordere to escort the Countess Marie Duvarre to the harbor of Vera Cruz.
Cast
- Gary Cooper as Benjamin Trane
- Burt Lancaster as Joe Erin
- Denise Darcel as Countess Marie Duvarre
- Cesar Romero as Marquis Henri de Labordere
- Sara Montiel as Nina
- Ernest Borgnine as Donnegan
Themes
- revolution
- mercenary
- count
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
12,340 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
- Year
- 1954
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Western
- Rated
- Approved
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- buddy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Robert Aldrich
- Screenwriter
- James R. Webb
- Composer
- Hugo Friedhofer
- Producer
- James Hill
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Laszlo
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 190308
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Vera Cruz Movie Poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1954-12-24
- title
- Vera Cruz
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Vera Cruz (film)
- review score
- 81%
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