Vera Cruz (1954)

94 min · Classical Western, Western film, buddy film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Robert Aldrich

Cast

Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero, Sara Montiel, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, George Macready, Jack Elam, James McCallion, Morris Ankrum, James Seay, Henry Brandon, Archie Savage, Charles Horvath, Jack Lambert

The story

During the Franco-Mexican War, ex-Confederate soldier Ben Trane travels to Mexico seeking a job as a mercenary. He falls in with Joe Erin, a younger gunslinger who heads a gang of cutthroats. They are recruited by Marquis Henri de Labordere for service with Emperor Maximilian.

Catalogue themes and tags

1860s, Adventure, Adventurer, Blows, Bullet, Bullet Wound, Bullet wound, Cannon, Civil War, Coin, Countess, Cowboyhut, Dollar, Fiaker, Frauenleiche, Gewalt, Gold, Gold Bar, Grausamkeit, Greed, Gunfight, Gypsy, Imperial Court, Kaiserin, Königshaus, Luxury, Maya Civilization, Men hits Woman, Mercenary, Mexico, Millionärin, Money Delivery, One Million Dollars, Pferde, Pistole, Pocket knife, Reicher Graf, Reichtum, Revolver, Revolvermann, River, Ruin, Schlägerei, Schönheit, Slap, Soldatin, Spanish, Sudden wealth, Tour, Treasure, Zweikampf, cowboy, häftlinge, millionar, revolution, Action/Adventure, Western, War film

Genres

Classical Western, Western film, buddy film

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