In Robert Aldrich's action-packed Western, Benjamin Trane (Gary Cooper) and Joe Erin (Burt Lancaster) are American soldiers of fortune hired by the Austrian ruler of Mexico, Maximilian, to safeguard a royal convoy transporting gold and an Austrian countess to the port of Vera Cruz. Things get complicated for the mercenaries when they begin to mistrust one another--and when Erin starts to fall for the countess. Aldrich throws a bit of European exotica into the standard oater formula of guns, grit, and gold to create a striking, memorable film that showcases the acting talents of Cooper and Lancaster, two monumental Hollywood stars. The director also sprinkles some trenchant historical commentary into his powder-keg narrative by showing the Hapsburg empire's bumbling attempt to annex Mexico.

Filmed in SuperScope.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 2.00
Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish
Dolby Digital Stereo - English, French
Additional Release Material:
Trailer

Gary Cooper: Oscar winning actor, HIGH NOON, SERGEANT YORK
Burt Lancaster: Oscar winning actor, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, ELMER GANTRY
Denise Darcel: French Actress/Singer
Cesar Romero: Actor, BATMAN (1966)
Sarita Montiel: Spanish Actress, 40s-90s
George Macready: American Character Actor
Ernest Borgnine: American Actor, MARTY
Morris Ankrum: American Actor

Robert Aldrich: American Director

James Hill: American Producer

Roland Kibbee: American TV/Film Screenwriter
James R. Webb: American Screenwriter

Hugo Friedhofer: American Composer/ D. 1981

Alan Crosland: 

"...A lark of a Western...with a fabulous cast..."