Vera Cruz

About Vera Cruz

After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are hired by the Emperor Maximillian and the Marquis Henri de Labordere to escort the Countess Marie Duvarre to the harbor of Vera Cruz.

Vera Cruz (1954) is a western film directed by Robert Aldrich. It runs 94 minutes and was released in December 1954.

The film is filed under mercenary, revolution, and count.

Gary Cooper takes the lead as Benjamin Trane, Burt Lancaster as Joe Erin, Denise Darcel as Countess Marie Duvarre, and Cesar Romero as Marquis Henri de Labordere. The screenplay is by James R. Webb and Roland Kibbee. American members can watch it on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

The Dogs of War and Cuba make useful companions to Vera Cruz. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 283 votes and it carries a NR rating.