1954 Western film directed by Robert Aldrich
Vera Cruz
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.
How locals move
Getting around Vera Cruz the local way
- Get inItaparica can be reached in about 1 hour by ferry from Salvador.
- Get inThe smaller passenger-ferry departs from near the Mercado Modelo, while the larger car-ferry goes from about 2 km north of here to Bom Despacho on the main island.
From Wikivoyage: Itaparica, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2025-05.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.