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Vera Cruz
“The Giants Battle In The Biggest Spectacle Of Them All!”
6.7 / 10• 1954• 1h 34m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gary Cooper
Benjamin Trane
Lead
Burt Lancaster
Joe Erin
Denise Darcel
Countess Marie Duvarre
Cesar Romero
Marquis Henri de Labordere
Sara Montiel
Nina
Ernest Borgnine
Donnegan
Charles Bronson
Pittsburgh
George Macready
Emperor Maximilian
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Aldrich's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Vera Cruz is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
