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Nel 1866 Benjamin Trane, un colonnello sudista, si trasferisce in Messico in cerca di fortuna. Lì, mentre il popolo si sta sollevando contro l'imperatore austriaco Massimiliano, conosce Joe Erin, un avventuriero senza scrupoli che gli offre la sua amicizia e gli propone di fare affari insieme. Così, quando il marchese de Labordère offre loro di entrare al servizio dell'imperatore, i due non esitano ad accettare l'offerta. A Città del Messico Benjamin e Joe incontrano la bellissima marchesa Marie Duvarre e scoprono, con piacere, di doverla scortare fino a Vera Cruz. Durante il viaggio la marchesa rivela che, nascosto nella sua carrozza, c'è un vero tesoro e propone di rubarlo per poi spartirlo. Anche il marchese de Labordère, però, ha messo gli occhi sul tesoro ed ha un piano per impossessarsene e rapire la marchesa. Il convoglio sfugge a un'imboscata dei ribelli ma Benjamin e Joe vengono raggiunti da una ragazza messicana, Nina, che confida che il tesoro che stanno trasportando appartiene al popolo messicano e chiede di passare dalla parte dei rivoluzionari. Giunti a Vera Cruz, scoppia la battaglia ed Erin pensa di approfittarne per rubare l'oro. Benjamin, però, ha ancora un briciolo di onestà e, per fermare l'amico, lo uccide. Alla fine Benjamin perderà un amico ma avrà come ricompensa l'amore di Nina.
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When I first saw this movie...many years ago on TV I loved it. I was so excited with the story, the scenery, the gunfights...I loved that smiling, black-dressed cowboy (Burt Lancaster) even though I didn't know who he was. The story goes as follows:
Gary Cooper (playing a decent, honest, gentleman cowboy) and Burt Lancaster (a selfish-antihero cowboy) portray western adventurers, who after the American Civil War, are looking to hire out their guns to any cause that is willing to pay a price. The two characters are met by accident and ment to become friends and competitors at the same time. At first, the two agree to hire out to the Emperor Maximillan on an escort job, that involves taking a beautiful Countess (Denise Darcel) of the court to Vera Cruz. But something else is going on with this escort and Juaristas revolutionaries, loyal troops to the emperor, and a gang of cowboys are very interested in...GOLD.
Lots of exciting gunfighting, multible double crosses and betrayals, love stories, gold, all together with a magnificent One-on-One gunfight at the very end qualify this film as one of the best western movies ever made.
Burt Lancanser...even as a "bad guy" steals the show. A must-see for all ages.
Gary Cooper (playing a decent, honest, gentleman cowboy) and Burt Lancaster (a selfish-antihero cowboy) portray western adventurers, who after the American Civil War, are looking to hire out their guns to any cause that is willing to pay a price. The two characters are met by accident and ment to become friends and competitors at the same time. At first, the two agree to hire out to the Emperor Maximillan on an escort job, that involves taking a beautiful Countess (Denise Darcel) of the court to Vera Cruz. But something else is going on with this escort and Juaristas revolutionaries, loyal troops to the emperor, and a gang of cowboys are very interested in...GOLD.
Lots of exciting gunfighting, multible double crosses and betrayals, love stories, gold, all together with a magnificent One-on-One gunfight at the very end qualify this film as one of the best western movies ever made.
Burt Lancanser...even as a "bad guy" steals the show. A must-see for all ages.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Daniel S.
Format:DVD
Robert Aldrich's VERA CRUZ is a movie I watch every two or three years from my childhood on. Dubbed in french, in pan & scan or even in black & white on my first TV set, no matter in what condition I've seen it, the film stayed as a favorite of mine. Now MGM presents it on DVD with a trailer and different dubbings and subtitles as bonus features. Meager. Furthermore, sound and images are in my opinion no more than average.
Coproduced by Burt Lancaster, VERA CRUZ gives to the actor the opportunity to present an extraordinary performance. Joe Erin is an outlaw with no morals, ready to cheat his friends. He is very fast with his gun and the two man-to-man duels of the movie are scenes worthy to stay in the annals of western movies.
Superb are also the scenes involving Burt Lancaster and Gary Cooper, specially the evening at the emperor's residence or the first encounter between both men. I still can hear Lancaster say " Guess ! " with his overwhite teeth to a Gary Cooper asking him which horse belongs to him.
All in all, VERA CRUZ is a must for any movie lover even if the DVD presentation is far from being perfect.
A DVD for your library.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Vera Cruz is a very good western but this is an awful DVD transfer. The film has been transferred at the wrong ratio (losing a good 20% of the image) and the image itself is dull and hazy, with colours blurring outside their lines. A film of this quality (just as a film I'd give it four stars) deserves a much better DVD release. I'd say only buy this if you are desperate to watch the film.
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Vera Cruz
I love classic westerns and this one fits the bill! Lancaster inhabited that territory of playing both goodies and baddies, whereas Cooper could only ever be the goodie.
Published 1 month ago by Andrew Judge
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Vera Cruz (Robert Aldrich, 1954, 94')
A 1954 American Technicolor Western starring Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, and featuring Denise Darcel, Sara Montiel, and Cesar... Read more
A 1954 American Technicolor Western starring Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, and featuring Denise Darcel, Sara Montiel, and Cesar... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Dr René Codoni
2.0 out of 5 stars
Awful Blu-Ray Transfer
This is one of the poorest qualtity blu-ray transfer, if not the worst I have seen.
It is not even up to the normal standard DVDs, with most of the film in fuzzy and poor... Read more
It is not even up to the normal standard DVDs, with most of the film in fuzzy and poor... Read more
Published 10 months ago by B. Ying
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Vera Cruz DVD
As a western fan this film does not dissapoint. This is Burt Lancaster at his best,with his toothy grins and comic dialogues. Read more
Published 13 months ago by N.H.
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Vera Cruz
This is a great spectacular western shot in south America.
The 1950's pace of the film is a little slower than today's films but the acting and actors are first class. Read more
The 1950's pace of the film is a little slower than today's films but the acting and actors are first class. Read more
Published 18 months ago by John Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars
cooper and lancaster are sizzling.
yet again a superb western directed by burt lancaster's film company, it's a mixture of action and humour by both stars.
Published 21 months ago by ernie
4.0 out of 5 stars
I suppose when one deals with men of action, one just expect action.
"As the American Civil War ended, another war was just beginning. The Mexican people were struggling to rid themselves of their foreign Emperor--Maximilian. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2011 by Spike Owen
4.0 out of 5 stars
A terrific, fun, 'Western-noir'
Excellent, fun, dark western-noir. Gary Cooper, and especially Burt Lancaster are terrific. Lots of good plot twists, double dealing, action sequences, and murky morality in the... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2011 by K. Gordon
4.0 out of 5 stars
Welcome to a New Breed of Western Hero.
A Mexican General says to the Gary Cooper character Benjamin Trane in "Vera Cruz", "Money, is that worth risking your life for". He replies "It comes closer than anything I know". Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2010 by Bob Salter
4.0 out of 5 stars
A terrific, fun, 'Western-noir'
Excellent, fun, dark western-noir. Gary Cooper, and especially Burt Lancaster are terrific. Lots of good plot twists, double dealing, action sequences, and murky morality in the... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2010 by K. Gordon
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