1954 · 94 min · NR

Vera Cruz

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

Directed by Robert Aldrich · Western, Adventure, Drama

Vera Cruz (1954) is a Western film, directed by Robert Aldrich set in Veracruz during the 1800s. It runs 94 minutes and is rated NR.

A western, with a tense tone. Themes of greed & ambition and betrayal run throughout.

Composer

Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo

Cast

Gary CooperBurt LancasterDenise DarcelCesar RomeroSara MontielErnest BorgnineCharles BronsonGeorge Macready

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Veracruz

Setting

Desert Wilderness

When

1800s

Premise & themes

Premise

Western

Themes

Greed & Ambition Betrayal

Tone

Tense

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderAntihero

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

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Vera Cruz

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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