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Seven Cities of Gold

  • 19551955
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  • 1h 43m
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Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic missions.
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In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic mi... Read allIn 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic missions.In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic missions.
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    • Robert D. Webb
  • Writers
    • Richard L. Breen(screenplay)
    • John C. Higgins(screenplay)
    • Joseph Petracca(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Richard Egan
    • Anthony Quinn
    • Michael Rennie
    • Robert D. Webb
  • Writers
    • Richard L. Breen(screenplay)
    • John C. Higgins(screenplay)
    • Joseph Petracca(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Richard Egan
    • Anthony Quinn
    • Michael Rennie
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 16User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Anthony Quinn, Jeffrey Hunter, Rita Moreno, Richard Egan, and Michael Rennie in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
    Anthony Quinn and Michael Rennie in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
    Rita Moreno and Richard Egan in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
    Rita Moreno and Richard Egan in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
    Anthony Quinn and Richard Egan in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
    Richard Egan in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
    Anthony Quinn, Richard Egan, and Michael Rennie in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
    Richard Egan in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
    Anthony Quinn in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
    Anthony Quinn and Michael Rennie in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
    Anthony Quinn and Michael Rennie in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
    Jeffrey Hunter and Richard Egan in Seven Cities of Gold (1955)

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    Richard Egan
    Richard Egan
    • Lieutenant Jose Mendoza
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Capt. Gaspar de Portola
    Michael Rennie
    Michael Rennie
    • Father Junipero Serra
    Jeffrey Hunter
    Jeffrey Hunter
    • Matuwir
    Rita Moreno
    Rita Moreno
    • Ula
    Eduardo Noriega
    Eduardo Noriega
    • Sergeant
    Leslie Bradley
    Leslie Bradley
    • José de Galves
    John Doucette
    John Doucette
    • Juan Coronel
    Víctor Junco
    Víctor Junco
    • Lt. Faces
    Julio Villarreal
    Julio Villarreal
    • Pilot Vila
    • (as Julio Villareal)
    Ricardo Adalid
    • Pilot Perez
    • (uncredited)
    Yerye Beirute
    Yerye Beirute
    • Atanuk
    • (uncredited)
    Guillermo Calles
    • Miscomi
    • (uncredited)
    Kathleen Crowley
    Kathleen Crowley
    • Mother
    • (uncredited)
    Angelo De Stiffney
    • Capt. Rivera
    • (uncredited)
    Ángel Di Stefani
    • Captain Rivera
    • (uncredited)
    Gilda Fontana
    • Spanish Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Pedro Galván
    • Father Vizcaino
    • (uncredited)
      • Robert D. Webb
    • Writers
      • Richard L. Breen(screenplay)
      • John C. Higgins(screenplay)
      • Joseph Petracca(additional dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Edward Dmytryk was originally assigned to direct (The Hollywood Reporter, August 1954).
    • Goofs
      Two historical characters' names were misspelled: Faces should have been Fages; and Galves should have been Galvez.
    • Quotes

      Capt. Gaspar de Portola: Of course the map gives no indication of the cities of gold but legend could not live so long if they didn't exist. Find them!

    • Connections
      Featured in Him (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Señorita Carmelita
      Words and music by Ken Darby

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    6/10
    His real faith
    If you want to know about the founding of the city I consider the most beautiful in America, San Diego, than Seven Cities Of Gold is the film for you. It's a reverential account from a historical novel with the central figures Gaspar DePortola the soldier/conquistador who took care of the military end of things and Father Junipero Serra who handled the spiritual details. His mission which became the center of San Diego was the first of many he would found in the conquest of California.

    Anthony Quinn is Portola and he's certainly my idea of a Spanish conquistador. He's a believer, but has more faith in his ammunition and artillery than in the maxim of the Lord will provide.

    The figure of Father Junipero Serra is a controversial one in terms of the damage he did to the Indian culture. But the Catholic church in the Spanish and Portugese conquests also had a role in blunting somewhat the impact of the gold hungry conquistadors, it did shield their converts from the seamier depredations of European society. Serra who is played by Michael Rennie is done in the same saintly manner that Rennie played St. Peter in The Robe and Demetrius And The Gladiators. By all accounts Serra was a spartan figure for a priest.

    Jeffrey Hunter plays a new young Indian chief who is not crazy about these people invading his neighborhood. That concern is heightened exponentially after his sister Rita Moreno is despoiled by one of the Spanish soldiers looking for a little action. In fact it throws the fate of the whole expedition in doubt.

    Richard Egan is the despoiler who has some big decisions to make. Egan who was a serious Catholic in real life makes a decision commensurate with his real faith.

    Real historians might have trouble with Seven Cities Of Gold. But as entertainment, especially if one is Catholic, this should please you.
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      • February 24, 1956 (Belgium)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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      • Twentieth Century Fox
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