Vera Cruz (1954) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Aldrich |
| Producer(s) | James Hill, Harold Hecht (uncredited), Burt Lancaster (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Western |
| Top Topics | Gold |
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Vera Cruz (1954) was a Western - Adventure Film directed by Robert Aldrich and produced by Harold Hecht, Burt Lancaster and James Hill.
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Vera Cruz (1954): Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster
By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 8, 2020 From 4 Star FilmsBelow the Mexican border, during Antebellum days, a diverse array of Americans find themselves in the middle of the fight against Maximillian of France. Vera Cruz is far from a history lesson, however. It need not be. Still, it plays as an important footnote in a different type of history altogether... Read full article
Vera Cruz (1954)
By Beatrice on Jan 21, 2016 From Flickers in TimeVera Cruz Directed by Robert Aldrich Written by Roland Kibbee and James R. Webb; story by Borden Chase 1954/USA Hecht-Lancaster Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant Benjamin Trane: If I have the time, I will. This OK Western benefits from its star power. The story takes place during the Mexic... Read full article
Sara Montiel: Vera Cruz’s Spanish Beauty
By Virginie Pronovost on Oct 13, 2015 From The Wonderful World of CinemaHollywood produces films starring, of course, a bunch of talented (or not) American actors. But some people coming from other countries also had a career, a long or short one, in Hollywood. We can think of the German Marlene Dietrich, the Swedish Ingrid Bergman or the English James Mason. Today, I&#... Read full article
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Benjamin Trane: [to Joe Erin] When l was no higher than a hound dog's tail on point,l had a little tin soldier, about so high. And one day l lost him... and l cried. My mother said "Stop bawlin'. Someday that soldier's bound to show up." And she was right.
[to Capt. Danette]
Benjamin Trane: You're back.
Benjamin Trane: [after shooting his horse] His leg was broke.
Joe Erin: Three-legged horse'll bring a price down here.
Benjamin Trane: He was sufferin'.
Joe Erin: Soft spot, hinh?
Benjamin Trane: Only for horses.
Emperor Maximillian: You see, there's the Countess who'll occupy the coach. She's decided that she must see Paris again, and we... indulge her every whim. The Marquis's gravely concerned that she reach the ship in Vera Cruz safely.
Benjamin Trane: She will if the price is right.
Emperor Maximillian: I suppose when one deals with men of action, one just expect action. Does 25,000 in gold sound reasonable?
Benjamin Trane: A pretty figure but only half as pretty as the figure we're escorting to Vera Cruz.
Emperor Maximillian: I gather that double would increase your sense of responsibility.
Benjamin Trane: It would double it.
Emperor Maximillian: 50,000 it is then!
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One of the first major Hollywood films to be made on location in Mexico. Film-making legislation in Mexico meant that a local director had to be involved in the production in some capacity, though he wasn't actually used.
This film is sometimes called the "first spaghetti western," due to its reputed influence on the Italian directors such as Sergio Leone who popularized the genre.
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