The Brave One

1956

Action / Drama / Family

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 38% · 4 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 38% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 1215 1.2K

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Plot summary

A young Mexican boy tirelessly tries to save his pet bull from death at the hands of a celebrated matador.

Director

Irving Rapper Photo
Irving Rapper

Top cast

Joi Lansing Photo
Joi Lansing as Marion Randall
Michel Ray Photo
Michel Ray as Leonardo
Rafael Alcayde Photo
Rafael Alcayde as Señor Vargas
Carlos Fernández Photo
Carlos Fernández as Manuel
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845.88 MB
1280*506
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
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1.59 GB
1904*752
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10

Oscar win for blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo

In Mexico, peasant boy Leonardo saves a calf in a storm which killed the mother cow. He raises it lovingly as his own Gitano. The cow was a gift to his father from Don Alejandro and eventually Gitano as well. After the Don's death, Gitano is nevertheless auctioned off as part of the estate. Leonardo sets off to save his beloved bull before it is killed in a bullfighting ring.It's an American film of a Mexico story with confusing writing credit. It did win the writing Oscar which has since been reissued to blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo. I'm not sure if this deserved it, but awards are not exact science. I would have simplified the ownership back and forth in the first half of the movie. I would let the peasant family assume until the authorities take away the bull due to an unfair law interpretation. That would be a cleaner and more compelling story. I do really like the Mexican flavors despite this being an American film. The bullfighting may be cruel to some, but is nevertheless very compelling.
Reviewed by theognis-80821 8 / 10

Ole!

The King Brothers commissioned this screenplay from blacklisted Dalton Trumbo and, in 1957, it earned an Oscar for Best Story. A claim that the story, "Emilio and Bull" by Paul Rader, submitted to the Kings in 1951, was the basis for the script was settled out of court. Perhaps, inspiration was provided by Albert Lamorisse's magnificent French short "White Mane" (1953), another story of a small boy, who develops a rapport with a big animal, that adults also claim for commercial purposes. But this Technicolor, Cinemascope feature film, set in Mexico, with a score by Victor Young, received much more attention and praise. It is a pleasure to visit Mexico City in 1956, to see the handsome old cars and enter the ring with the bullfighters. Director Irving Rapper gets good performances from all, including the bull and Trumbo handles the rising suspense masterfully.
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