The Mexican (1956)
Based on the short story by Jack London. 1910 year. Mexican patriots are preparing an uprising against the dictatorship of Diaz. Young Felipe Rivera joins the revolutionary junta, whose father and mother were shot by dictators. The hour of rebellion is near, but the heroes lack weapons. To get the necessary amount of money, Rivera decides to perform in the ring against Ward, America’s strongest boxer...
Director: Vladimir Kaplunovskiy
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Oleg Strizhenov as Rivera / Fernandez |
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Boris Andreyev as Paulino Vera |
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Daniil Sagal as Arrellano |
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Mark Pertsovskiy as Ramos |
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Nadezhda Rumyantseva as May |
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Vladimir Dorofeyev as Diego |
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Tatyana Samoylova as Maria |
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Lev Durasov as detachment commander |
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Mikhail Astangov as Kelly |
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Georgi Slabinyak as Roberts |
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Gennadi Stepanov as Ward |
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Leonid Kmit as Hagerty |
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Maksim Grekov as Mateo |
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Georgiy Vitsin as Carthey |
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Leonid Nedovich as высокий бродяга |
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Viktor Kolpakov as fat tramp |
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Zana Zanoni as Rivera's mother |
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Yevgeni Morgunov as Michael |
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Mikhail Medvedev as homeowner |
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Anatoliy Solovyov as american |
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Nikolay Grabbe as Rivera's assistant on the ring (uncredited) |
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Sergei Troitsky as judge of a boxing match (uncredited) |
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Aserbaydzhan Mambetov as |
| Writing | Emil Braginskiy | Writer |
| Writing | Jack London | Short Story |
| Directing | Vladimir Kaplunovskiy | Director |
| Camera | Sergei Poluyanov | Director of Photography |
| Art | Konstantin Urbetis | Production Design |
| Sound | Mikhail Chulaki | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Tatyana Zinchuk | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Konstantin Efimov | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nikolai Zakharov | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Lyudmila Ryashentseva | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Felix Boguslavsky | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Arnold Roytman | Conductor |
| Camera | Levan Paatashvili | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Konstantin Suponitsky | Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Mikhail Semyonov | VFX Artist |
| Directing | Vladimir Semakov | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vladimir Bogdankevich | Sound Director |
| Writing | Ignatiy Rostovtsev | Script Editor |
| Writing | Tatyana Sikorskaya | Lyricist |
| Writing | Samuil Bolotin | Lyricist |
| Camera | M. Kuznetsov | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Gleb Komarovsky | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | M. Kauzova | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Lev Olevsky | Script Consultant |
| Crew | Viktor Mikhaylov | Stunt Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Boris Gorbachev | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | Pyotr Malanichev | Visual Effects Camera |
| Production | Vladimir Ageev | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mikhail Levin | Executive Producer |