Vera Cruz (1954)
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.
Director:
Robert Aldrich
Writers:
James R. Webb, Roland Kibbee.
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Gary Cooper as Benjamin Trane |
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Burt Lancaster as Joe Erin |
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Denise Darcel as Countess Marie Duvarre |
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Cesar Romero as Marquis Henri de Labordere |
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Sara Montiel as Nina |
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Ernest Borgnine as Donnegan |
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Charles Bronson as Pittsburgh |
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George Macready as Emperor Maximilian |
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Jack Elam as Tex |
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James McCallion as Little-Bit |
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Morris Ankrum as Gen. Ramírez |
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James Seay as Abilene |
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Henry Brandon as Capt. Danette |
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Archie Savage as Ballard |
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Charles Horvath as Reno |
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Jack Lambert as Charlie |
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Juan García as Pedro |
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Ketty Clavijo as Night Club Dancer (uncredited) |
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Pepita Funez as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited) |
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Fernando Wagner as Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
| Writing | James R. Webb | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert Aldrich | Director |
| Production | James Hill | Producer |
| Writing | Roland Kibbee | Screenplay |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Editor |
| Crew | Archie Savage | Choreographer |
| Sound | Robert G. Carlisle | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Charles Horvath | Stunts |
| Crew | Slim Talbot | Stunts |
| Directing | Jack R. Berne | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Bob Morgan | Stunts |
| Sound | Robert G. Carlisle | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norma Koch | Costume Design |
| Crew | Russell Shearman | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Galdino R. Samperio | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret Donovan | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Borden Chase | Story |
| Art | Alfred Ybarra | Production Design |
| Sound | Manuel Topete | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Harold Hecht | Presenter |