Vera Cruz (1954)

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Directed by

Robert Aldrich

Starring (View all)

Gary Cooper
Benjamin Trane

Burt Lancaster
Joe Erin

Denise Darcel
Countess Marie Duvarre

Cesar Romero
Marquis Henri de Labordere

Sara Montiel
Nina

George Macready
Emperor Maximilian

Jack Elam
Tex

Ernest Borgnine
Donnegan

Written by

James R. Webb
(screenplay)

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During the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of American adventurers are hired by the forces of Emporer Maximilian to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.

Release date: 25 December 1954
UPC: 027616859075

Tags: Western (3), Adventure (2), 1954 (2), United Artists (2), Burt Lancaster (1), 1950s (1), HQ (1), 50's (1), Ernest Borgnine (1), Gary Cooper (1), George Macready (1), Cesar Romero (1), Denise Darcel (1), Sara Montiel (1)

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