Vera Cruz
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. Maximilian offers them $25,000 to escort the Countess Duvarre to the city of Veracruz. Trane gets the emperor to double the offer.
| MPAA Rating: | NR |
| Genre: | Adventure, Western, Drama |
| Country: | Mexico, United States |
| Produced By: | James Hill, Burt Lancaster, Harold Hecht |
| Directed By: | Robert Aldrich |
| Written By: | Borden Chase, Roland Kibbee, James R. Webb |
| Cast: | Denise Darcel, George Macready, Charles Horvath, Burt Lancaster, Cesar Romero, Morris Ankrum, Jack Elam, Charles Bronson, Ketty Clavijo, Juan García, Archie Savage, James Seay, Gary Cooper, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Lambert, Sara Montiel, Henry Brandon, James McCallion |
| In Theaters: | Dec 25, 1954 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Production: | Hecht-Lancaster Productions, Flora Productions |
| Budget: | $3,000,000 |
| Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
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