Vera Cruz (1954)
| Release Date | 25 December 1954 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| Tagline | The Giants Battle In The Biggest Spectacle Of Them All! |
| Genre | Adventure, Western |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Chapultepec, México D.F., Mexico |
| Language | English, Spanish, French |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Outlaw (Gunfighter) Film, Buddy Film |
| Mood | Tough Guys |
| Themes | Lone Wolves, Americans Abroad |
| Tones | Easygoing, Slick, Tense, Cynical, Humorous |
| Tags | Aristocrat, Divided Loyalties, Fort, Friendship, Gold, Greed, Gunfighter, Mercenary, Mexico, Revolution, Rival |
Vera Cruz is a 1954 American Technicolor Western starring Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, and featuring Denise Darcel, Sara Montiel, and Cesar Romero. It was directed by Robert Aldrich from a story by Borden Chase. The film's amoral characters, Mexican setting, and cynical attitude towards violence (including a scene where Lancaster's character threatens to murder child hostages) was considered shocking at the time, and influenced future Westerns such as The Magnificent Seven, The Wild Bunch, and the films of Sergio Leone.
Cast and Crew
Cast
George Macready
Emperor Maximillian
James McCallion
Little-Bit
James Seay
Abilene
Archie Savage
Ballard
Charles Horvath
Reno
Juan García
Pedro
Ketty Clavijo
Night Club Dancer
Director
Writer
Roland Kibbee
James R. Webb
Borden Chase
Producer
James Hill
producer
Harold Hecht
co-producer
Original Music
Hugo Friedhofer
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Cinematographer
Ernest Laszlo
Production Designer
Alfred Ybarra
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Costume Designer
Norma Koch
Makeup Department
Margaret Donovan
hair stylist
Robert J. Schiffer
makeup artist
Production Manager
Nate H. Edwards
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack R. Berne
assistant director
Sound Department
Robert G. Carlisle
sound effects editor
Galdino R. Samperio
sound recordist
Manuel Topete
sound recordist
Special Effects
Russell Shearman
special effects
Stunts
Charles Horvath
stunts
Slim Talbot
stunt double
Editorial Department
Alan Crosland Jr.
editorial supervisor
Music Department
Robert G. Carlisle
music editor
Raúl Lavista
conductor, orchestrator
Other Crew
Harold Hecht
presenter
'Chema' Hernandez
head wrangler: Mexico
Production Company
Flora Productions
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Hecht-Lancaster Productions
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Distributor
United Artists
United Artists
United Artists
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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MGM Home Entertainment
Miscellaneous
Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
studio facilities
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Vera Cruz
