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Vera Cruz

1954 · 94 min

A gritty, cynical ride through a dusty revolution where greed and shifting loyalties keep you watching for the next betrayal.

Directed by
Robert Aldrich
Genres
Western, Adventure, Drama
Tagline
The Giants Battle In The Biggest Spectacle Of Them All!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Robert Aldrich
Genres
Western, Adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • war
  • loyalty
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
western, adventure, drama
Directed by
Robert Aldrich
Written by
James R. Webb, Roland Kibbee
Starring
Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero, Sara Montiel, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, George Macready
Music
Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French, Spanish

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