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The Brave One (1956)A young Mexican boy tirelessly tries to save his pet bull from death at the hands of a celebrated matador. Director:Irving RapperWriters:Dalton Trumbo (story) (front Robert Rich), Harry S. Franklin (screenplay), and 3 more credits » |
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Michel Ray | ... |
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Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. | ... |
Rafael Rosillo
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Elsa Cárdenas | ... |
Maria
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Carlos Navarro | ... |
Don Alejandro
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Joi Lansing | ... |
Marion Randall
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Jorge Treviño | ... |
Salvador
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Carlos Fernández | ... |
Manuel
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Storyline
The Brave One is a bull named Gitano (or Gypsy). A Mexican boy Michael Ray "adopts" Gitano after saving the animal's life during a storm. The friendship between bull and boy is threatened when Gitano's legal owners claim the animal and ship it off to the bullring. Moved by the boy's plight, the President of Mexico signs a "pardon" for Gitano - but not soon enough to prevent the bull's appearance at the Plaze de Mexico at Mexico City, where he faces top matador Fermin Rivera. Based on a true incident, the film earned a "best story" Academy Award for one Robert Rich - who, much to the embarrassment of the Academy (and the delight of civil libertarians) turned out to be blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. Written by alfiehitchie
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(Portugal) See more »Also Known As:
El niño y el toro See more »Filming Locations:
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MexicoCompany Credits
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Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording) (35 mm magnetic prints)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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After "The Brave One' won the Oscar for Best Screenplay, independent producer Edward Nassour sued its producers the King Brothers over plagiarism. It seems the script for "The Brave One' bore an uncanny resemblance to that for "Ring Around Saturn," a stop-motion animation feature Nassour had been working on with a script written by Paul Rader. The King Brothers settled the dispute by paying out to Nassour the sum of $750,000 in an out-of-court settlement. It turned out that blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo had written the script for "The Brave One" using the pseudonym of Robert Rich. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: In the history lesson, the teacher tells that the Emperor Maximilian (formerly the Archduke Maximilian of Austria) was the son of an Emperor and an Empress and had a brother who became Emperor. Although the latter is true (the Emperor Francis Joseph I), their parents were mere Archduke Francis and Archduchess Sophia of Austria (born Princess of Bavaria). See more »
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