Vera Cruz (1954 film)

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Vera Cruz (1954 film) is a 1954 Western adventure movie directed by Robert Aldrich, noted for its cynical tone, violent action, and starring roles by Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Western film
adventure film
film
aspectRatio 1.85:1
basedOn original screenplay
characterPortrayedBy Benjamin Trane – Gary Cooper
Joe Erin – Burt Lancaster
cinematographyBy Ernest Laszlo
colorProcess Eastmancolor
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Robert Aldrich
distributedBy United Artists
editedBy Alan Crosland Jr.
featuredFormat widescreen
filmingLocation Mexico
genre Western
adventure
hasTheme betrayal
greed
political intrigue
leadCharacter Benjamin Trane
Joe Erin
motionPictureRating Approved (Production Code era)
musicBy Hugo Friedhofer
narrativeLocation Veracruz
surface form: Vera Cruz
notableFor cynical tone
graphic violence for its time
influence on Spaghetti Westerns
originalLanguage English
producer Harold Hecht
James Hill
productionCompany Hecht-Lancaster Productions
releaseDate 1954-12-25
releaseYear 1954
runtimeMinutes 94
screenwriter James R. Webb
Milton Kibbee
surface form: Roland Kibbee
setInCountry Mexico
setInPeriod French intervention in Mexico
surface form: Second French intervention in Mexico
starring Burt Lancaster
Cesar Julio Romero Jr.
surface form: Cesar Romero

Charles Bronson
Denise Darcel
Ernest Borgnine
Gary Cooper
George Macready
Jack Elam
Sara Montiel
storyBy Borden Chase
title Vera Cruz

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Gary Cooper notableWork Vera Cruz (1954 film)