---
title: 'Vera Cruz (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Aldrich'
released: '1954-12-24'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/vera-cruz-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047647/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Vera Cruz (1954)

1954 · 94 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

Vera Cruz is a 1954 American Western film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, featuring Denise Darcel, Sara Montiel, Cesar Romero, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson and Jack Elam. Set during the Franco-Mexican War, the film centers on a group of American mercenaries tasked with transporting a large shipment of Imperial gold to the port of Veracruz, but begin to have second thoughts about their allegiances. It was produced by Hecht-Lancaster Productions and released by United Artists on 25 December 1954.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Aldrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-aldrich)
- **Screenplay:** [James R. Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-r-webb), [Roland Kibbee](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-kibbee)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hugo Friedhofer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-friedhofer)
- **Producer:** [James Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hill)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernest Laszlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-laszlo)

## Cast

- [Sara Montiel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-montiel)
- [Archie Savage](https://cinepixo.com/people/archie-savage)
- [George Macready](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-macready)
- [Jack Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lambert)
- [Jack Elam](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-elam)
- [Denise Darcel](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-darcel)
- [Morris Ankrum](https://cinepixo.com/people/morris-ankrum)
- [Charles Bronson](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bronson)
- [Charles Horvath](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-horvath)
- [Cesar Romero](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesar-romero)
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine)
- [Henry Brandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-brandon)
- [Gary Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-cooper)
- [Burt Lancaster](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-lancaster)

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