Vera Cruz (1954)
December 25, 1954Release Date
Vera Cruz (1954)
December 25, 1954Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Gary Cooper
Benjamin Trane
Burt Lancaster
Joe Erin
Denise Darcel
Countess Marie Duvarre
Cesar Romero
Marquis Henri de Labordere
Sara Montiel
Nina
Ernest Borgnine
Donnegan
Charles Bronson
Pittsburgh
George Macready
Emperor Maximilian
Jack Elam
Tex
James McCallion
Little-Bit
Morris Ankrum
Gen. Ramírez
James Seay
Abilene
Henry Brandon
Capt. Danette
Archie Savage
Ballard / Choreographer
Charles Horvath
Reno / Stunts
Jack Lambert
Charlie
Juan García
Pedro
Ketty Clavijo
Night Club Dancer (uncredited)
Pepita Funez
Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
Fernando Wagner
Imperial Officer (uncredited)
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Robert Aldrich
Director
James R. Webb
Screenplay
James Hill
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 1954
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsMexico
Genres
Wiki.
Vera Cruz is a 1954 American Western film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, featuring Denise Darcel, Sara Montiel, Cesar Romero, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson and Jack Elam. Set during the Franco-Mexican War, the film centers on a group of American mercenaries tasked with transporting a large shipment of Imperial gold to the port of Veracruz, but begin to have second thoughts about their allegiances. It was produced by Hecht-Lancaster Productions and released by United Artists on 25 December 1954.
The picture's amoral characters and cynical attitude towards violence (including a scene where Lancaster's character threatens to murder child hostages) were considered shocking at the time and influenced future Westerns such as The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Professionals (1966), Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (1969), and the Spaghetti Western films of Sergio Leone, which often featured supporting cast members from Vera Cruz in similar roles. Its influence on the latter led some critics to label it "the first Spaghetti Western."