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User Rating:
5.8/10   21 votes
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Director:
Steve Sekely
Writer:
Wells Root (story)
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Release Date:
15 February 1952 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Romance | War more
Plot:
In 1850s Mexico, the beautiful owner of a silver mine is kidnapped by a bandit leader, who needs money to finance his revolt against the Emperor Maximilian. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A rare gem more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Veronica Lake ... Mary Stevens
Zachary Scott ... Don Miguel Navarro
Arturo de Córdova ... Don Pedro Alvarez
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Irene Ajay
Alfonso Bedoya
Felipe de Alba
Rock Galbin
Gilberto González
Yadin Jiminez
Rita Macedo
Gustavo Rojo
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Additional Details

Runtime:
72 min
Country:
Mexico | USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:K-16
Filming Locations:
Mexico

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Filmed simultaneously with Furia roja (1951), with different stars taking the main roles but with all other roles played by the same actors in both films, and with all scenes that do not feature the starring actors using identical footage. more
Movie Connections:
Alternate language version of Furia roja (1951) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
A rare gem, 9 October 2005
8/10
Author: politian from United States

Set in Mexico, "Stronghold" is informed by a sense of history and an original screenplay that manages to combine the best of action movie techniques with a genuine insight into the values and mores of Mexico. Its swashbuckling sense of heroism is never dull, or preachy, yet it contains a wealth of characterization and context that make most Hollywood historical films seem dry and sterile by comparison. Perhaps it escapes cliché in part by putting a USian woman into the lead. It is her gradual education into an understanding of Mexico that is the real story beneath the guns and ambushes.

This film deserves to be much better known.

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