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Vera Cruz (1954)

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 10
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Release Date: Dec 25, 1954 Limited

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Produced by Burt Lancaster's own company, Vera Cruz teams Lancaster with the venerable Gary Cooper. The story, set during the Mexican revolution of 1866, casts Cooper and Lancaster as Ben Trane and Joe Erin, two rival soldiers of fortune who team to fight for the highest bidder. The two men come to loggerheads when Trane's sweetheart Nina (Sarita Montiel) begs them to fight on the side of the rebels, while the wealthy Marquis de Labodere (Cesar Romero) implores them to offer their services to

Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.

Western, Action & Adventure, Classics

Directed By: Robert Aldrich

Written By: Borden Chase, Roland Kibbee

In Theaters: Dec 25, 1954 Limited

On DVD: Mar 20, 2001

United Artists

Cast

Gary Cooper
Benjamin Trane
Burt Lancaster
Joe Erin
Denise Darcel
Countess Marie Duvarre
Cesar Romero
Marquis de Labordere
Sarita Montiel
Nina
George Macready
Emperor Maximilian
Ernest Borgnine
Donnegan
Morris Ankrum
Gen. Aguilar
Henry Brandon
Danette
Jack Lambert
Charlie
Jack Elam
Tex
James McCallion
Little Bit
James Seay
Abilene
Archie Savage
Ballard
Charles Horvath
Reno
Juan Garc�a
Pedro
Charles Buchinsky
Pittsburgh
Sara Montiel
Charles Bronson

Critic Reviews for Vera Cruz

All Critics (14) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (2) | DVD (4)

It's amazing that Aldrich found time to be simultaneously playful, thoughtful, and angry as well as compact and economical, cramming all this stuff into a fast-moving, action-packed 94 minutes.

June 23, 2011 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Behind Aldrich's humoristic veneer and lush eye lurks a despairing absurdist

September 25, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

If you like your westerns with a salsa topping, this one should be spicy enough.

June 18, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Rousing western set South of Border with Cooper and Lancaster in blazing style.

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Steve Crum

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Old school western that's gloriously and shamelessly politically-incorrect. Features genre giants like Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Cesar Romero, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam and Charles Bronson.

February 4, 2009

Randy Tippy

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Ordinary western about a whole lot of nothing enhanced by two legendary actors and a decent supporting cast doing what they can to breath life into it.

August 6, 2007