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Vera Cruz (1954) was a Western - Adventure Film directed by Robert Aldrich and produced by Harold Hecht, Burt Lancaster and James Hill.

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Vera Cruz (1954): Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster

By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 8, 2020 From 4 Star Films

Below the Mexican border, during Antebellum days, a diverse array of Americans find themselves in the middle of the fight against Maximillian of France. Vera Cruz is far from a history lesson, however. It need not be. Still, it plays as an important footnote in a different type of history altogether... Read full article


Vera Cruz (1954)

By Beatrice on Jan 21, 2016 From Flickers in Time

Vera Cruz Directed by Robert Aldrich Written by Roland Kibbee and James R. Webb; story by Borden Chase 1954/USA Hecht-Lancaster Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant Benjamin Trane: If I have the time, I will. This OK Western benefits from its star power. The story takes place during the Mexic... Read full article


Sara Montiel: Vera Cruz’s Spanish Beauty

By Virginie Pronovost on Oct 13, 2015 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

Hollywood produces films starring, of course, a bunch of talented (or not) American actors. But some people coming from other countries also had a career, a long or short one, in Hollywood. We can think of the German Marlene Dietrich, the Swedish Ingrid Bergman or the English James Mason. Today, I&#... Read full article


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Quotes from Vera Cruz

Joe Erin: Ben Trane. I don't trust him. He likes people, and you can never count on a man like that.


Marquis Henri de Labordere: [referring to Ben's stolen wallet] It is useless to look for it now, monsieur. In Mexico today chase a thief, and he disappears in a puff of smoke.
Joe Erin: It's only cowhide, Ben. Max'll buy yuh another.
Benjamin Trane: It wasn't the wallet. It's the sentiment. I had $12 in it.


Joe Erin: Mister, it does everything but shoot around corners.
Emperor Maximillian: Most amusing, but of course a weapon is only as good as the man who uses it.
Joe Erin: Hold on to your hat, Max, and don't worry about the women and children.


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Facts about Vera Cruz

First film released in the "Superscope" wide screen process. Shot at a conventional 1.37:1 aspect ratio, the film was cropped to 2:1 in post production and then given a Cinemascope compatible (2x) squeeze and blown up to normal frame height. Superscope was designed to acheive anamorphic prints from standard flat 35mm negatives. The MGM dvd approximates the 2:1 release print aspect ratio. Superscope was the fore-runner to "Super 35".
Burt Lancaster recalled that Gary Cooper would object to anything in the script that implied his character was anything other than good, and demand it be changed.
For a film made in the mid 1950's, this film has quite fast cutting rate. In 90 minutes of action, the film contains about 1130 edits and other transitions. This equates to an average shot length of just under 5 seconds.
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