Vera Cruz (film)

Synopsis

The American Civil War finished, certain soldiers demobilized and without fasteners, leave to the adventure to Mexico where a civil war is held opposing car-proclaimed the emperor Maximilien and Benito Juárez. Indeed, each of the two camps recruit with prolifically to pack its troops.

Benjamin Trane, like Joe Erin with his band of brigands, are solicited by the two camps. The marquis Henri de Labordère, related to Maximilien, at the very least carries it and proposes to the two men a mission without dangers: to escort fits with body it of the countess Marie Duvarre who goes to Vera Cruz. They are not long in suspecting of the more pressing reasons to this voyage and, to the evening of the first halt, throw an eye in fits with body.

Data sheet

Title: Vera Cruz
original Title: Vera Cruz
Realization: Robert Aldrich
Scenario: Roland Kibbee, James R. Webb according to a history of Borden Drives out
Production: James Hill and Harold Hecht
Production company: Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, Subway-Goldwyn-Mayer
Music: Hugo Friedhofer
Photography: Ernest Laszlo
Country of origin: the United States
Kind: Western
Lasted: 94 minutes
Coming out date: May 11th 1955

Distribution

Gary Cooper : Benjamin Trane
Burt Lancaster: Joe Erin
Denise Darcel: Comptesse Marie Duvarre
Cesar Romero: Marquis Henri de Labordère
Sarita Montiel: Nina
Ernest Borgnine: Donnegan
Charles Bronson (Charles Buchinsky): Pittsburgh
George Macready: The Emperor Maximilien
Morris Ankrum: General Ramírez
Henry Torch: Captain Danette
Jack Lambert: Charlie
Jack Elam: Tex

Around film

the film is produced by the Hecht-Hill-Lancaster company, whose Burt Lancaster is the associate.
In the beginning, Cary Grant was had a presentiment of for the role of Benjamin Trane but it declined the offer with the profit of Gary Cooper.
In the French version, the voices of the actors are respectively Jean Martinelli (Gary Cooper), Claude Bertrand (Burt Lancaster), Jean-Henri Chambois (Cesar Romero), Jean Clarieux (Ernest Borgnine), André Valmy (Henry Brandon).
Charles Bronson appears with the credits under its true name: Charles Buchinski.
Gary Cooper was burned during turning by a cartridge and had to be hospitalized during several days.
This film is often regarded as a turning in the western. The characters are not any more of the heroes defenders absolute of the good against the malicious ones as in the traditional westerns hollywodiens, but have each one their own reason to continue the adventure, and defend their interest rather that a great cause. They are in that, precursors of the characters of the westerns-spaghettis. The final outcome answers however the outcome traditional, and gives the characters in their role of defender of the good.

External bonds

Vera Cruz on Internet Movie Database
the film on Allociné

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