# Vera Cruz (1954)

> Two postwar American gunslingers escort an aristocrat through revolutionary Mexico while plotting to seize a fortune in hidden gold.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7355

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Robert Aldrich
- Cast: Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero, Sara Montiel, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, George Macready
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047647/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: propulsive, cynical, swaggering, classic western night, action movie marathon

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