The Bullfighter and the Lady
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Director Budd Boetticher Music director Victor Young Language English | 7/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Romance, Sport Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Budd Boetticher , Ray Nazarro , James Edward Grant Release date April 26, 1951 (1951-04-26) (U.S.) Screenplay Budd Boetticher, Ray Nazarro Cast Robert Stack (John Regan), Joy Page (Anita de la Vega), Gilbert Roland (Manolo Estrada), Virginia Grey (Lisbeth Flood), John Hubbard (Barney Flood), Katy Jurado (Chelo Estrada)Similar movies Jamon Jamon , Matador , Blood and Sand , Pandora and the Flying Dutchman , Bolero , The Magnificent Matador Tagline The most DANGEROUS game on earth! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adventuresome Johnny Regan (Robert Stack) attends a bullfight while vacationing in Mexico City with friends. Enthralled by the crowd and the inherent risk in the sport, Johnny seeks out Manolo (Gilbert Roland), the star bullfighter who performed at the event. The two strike a bargain for Manolo to teach Johnny bullfighting, who in the meantime strikes up a romance with Manolos friend Anita (Joy Page). But Johnnys risky behavior in the ring draws concern as his first bullfight approaches.
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- Bullfighter and the lady katy jurado
- Plot
- Bullfighter and the lady 1951 trailer
- Cast
- Reception
- Alternate Versions
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Bullfighter and the Lady is a 1951 drama film directed and written by Budd Boetticher. Filmed on location in Mexico, the film focused on the realities of the dangerous sport of bullfighting. During production, one stunt man died. Boetticher, who had experience in bullfighting, used a semidocumentary approach in filming the sport and the lives of matadors.
An American takes up bullfighting to impress the ladies but learns to respect the sport.
Plot
Chuck Regan (Robert Stack), a young American film producer travels to Mexico, where he takes up bullfighting to impress a local beauty, Anita de la Vega (Joy Page). Manolo Estrada (Gilbert Roland), an aging matador, reluctantly agrees to teach the brash, self-centered Regan.
Bullfighter and the lady 1951 trailer
Cast
Reception
Bullfighter earned Boetticher his only Academy Award nomination, for Best Story, which he shared with co-writer Ray Nazarro. Together with Seven Men from Now, Boetticher regarded Bullfighter as one of "the two best films I ever made." [1]
The complete 124 minute version of the The Bullfighter and the Lady was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on July 30, 2013.
Alternate Versions
For the films American theatrical release, Bullfighter was cut to 87 minutes in order to share a double bill. The UCLA Film Archive recently restored the film to its full 124 minute length. [2]
References
The Bullfighter and the Lady WikipediaThe Bullfighter and the Lady IMDb The Bullfighter and the Lady themoviedb.org