The Brave One | |
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Directed by | Irving Rapper |
Screenplay by | Harry S. Franklin Merrill G. White |
Story by | Dalton Trumbo (credited as Robert Rich) |
Based on | Corrida de Toros Original Screenplay (170 pages) by Juan Duval; died before film production; uncredited [citation needed] |
Produced by | Frank King |
Starring | Michel Ray Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. Elsa Cárdenas Carlos Navarro Joi Lansing |
Cinematography | Jack Cardiff |
Edited by | Harry S Franklin and Merrill G. White |
Music by | Victor Young |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Brave One is a 1956 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Michel Ray, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., and Elsa Cárdenas. It tells the story of a Mexican boy who tries to save his beloved bull Gitano from a deadly duel against a champion matador.
The Brave One was the last film to win the Academy Award for Best Story before the award was discontinued, and was nominated for two other Academy Awards: Best Film Editing and Best Sound Recording, but was not a box office or critical success.