A young Mexican boy tirelessly tries to save his pet bull from death at the hands of a celebrated matador.
Cinematography
Jack Cardiff's Mexico locations glow like fever dreams
Score
Victor Young's lush orchestrations manipulate tears shamelessly
Director
Irving Rapper
Michel Ray
Leonardo
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Rafael Rosillo
Elsa Cárdenas
Maria
Carlos Navarro
Don Alejandro
Joi Lansing
Marion Randall
Rafael Alcayde
Señor Vargas (uncredited)
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.
Father Valverde (uncredited)
Eduardo Alcaraz
Ticket seller (uncredited)
Pascual García Peña
Señor Palma (uncredited)
Beatriz Ramos
Señorita Sanchez (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dalton Trumbo wrote this under a front while blacklisted; it won him a secret Oscar he couldn't collect until 1975.
The film's portrayal of bullfighting as noble tradition vs. cruel sport was already controversial in 1950s Mexico — Hemingway fans, start arguing.
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