Name: Vera Cruz
Genre: Western
Released: 1954-12-25
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero, Sara Montiel

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Vera Cruz plot summary

The Giants Battle In The Biggest Spectacle Of Them All!

After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are hired by the Emperor Maximillian and the Marquis Henri de Labordere to escort the Countess Marie Duvarre to the harbor of Vera Cruz.

Details

Release date: December 25, 1954
Runtime: 1h 34m
Genres: Western
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Country: United States
TMDB rating: 6.7 / 10 · 283 votes

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Cast

Gary CooperBenjamin Trane
Burt LancasterJoe Erin
Denise DarcelCountess Marie Duvarre
Cesar RomeroMarquis Henri de Labordere
Sara MontielNina
Ernest BorgnineDonnegan
Charles BronsonPittsburgh
George MacreadyEmperor Maximilian
Jack ElamTex
James McCallionLittle-Bit

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