Vera Cruz classic western - ending scene - Lancaster Cooper

[fairlyfastfreddie1]

The really sad thing here is that I'm actually old enough to have seen it when it came out. I figure I've got about 15 minutes more to live now!

[fegasd]

Burt had no bullets (and he knew it), I hope you all realise that....

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@fegasd

How's that? He fired a round.

[fegasd]

@Blahblobify Fuck man... for 20 years I was wrong. It would be great if it was my way... this way, he is just another ass bandit :-)

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@fegasd

But a likable one....only Lancaster could have pulled this role off, being a total shit but being impossible to dislike.

[edestci]

It's important to remember, the story of Ace Hannah.

[andreedazzle]

This is when actors could act, excellent music, there are threads of this in the Magnificent Seven, when the Magnificent Seven was made the Mexicans werent too keen as the yankees had already shown in Vera Cruz how they came and baled them out, the Mexicans thought why cant we bale ourselves out, why have we to have some Americans from across the border, this films 5 star.

[Sieglinde84]

Hm, when they showed close-ups of them reaching for the guns I hoped it would be 5-6 minutes of closeups and glorious music... but they drew too soon.

On the other hand, where are men like them these days?

[cf1934]

Gary Cooper was my favorite actor, but Burt Lancaster was special too. The way in which he carried himself seemed very athletic.

[thestick52]

Coop forever! RIP Best wishes from São Paulo, Brazil.

[destructivedandy]

One of the best shootout endings ever. Burt is great, but Gary Cooper is a heroic legend

[deriter64]

Maybe you have to be old to appreciate the movie wonder of a shoot out between Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster. I saw Vera Cruz as a boy and all these years later still smile when I watch it. I bought it the other day.

[tribune007]

i really like this scene. although he had been shot, he knew it would come down this. really appreciate the acting of this era...

[zthetha]

Gary Cooper was undoubtedly one of the great Hollywood stars - a star is not necessarily an actor - but I find his performances wooden and his delivery often sounds like a first reading. I think maybe seeing James Dean when I was a kid set the bar impossibly high for those that pre and post dated him.

[cf1934]

@zthetha I thought Coopers acting in High Noon was memorable! Sergeant York wasn't too bad either. Academy awards for both.

[michael12533]

whats the one where he walking into the town with his guns (but it was raining and he couldnt see) and gets beaten bad cuz no guns or sumthin... i know that part but not the name. message me on it

[JuanMacready]

This was Lancaster's film all the way.

[dogiehogan]

A big part of the 'Vera Cruz' budget was spent on Burt Lancaster's toothpaste...

[joeparkson]

Lancaster should have used his last seconds of life to shoot again, not do that fancy gun spin back into his holster.

[joeparkson]

The first spaghetti western

[EddieLancaster11]

@joeparkson- Sorry, Vera Cruz is not the first spaghetti western!

Vera Cruz just inspired the spaghetti western!

Vera Cruz is one of my Top Ten!

!'m from São Paulo, Brazil and member of the Cineclube dos Amigos do Western.

[EddieLancaster11]

Burt Lancaster no papel de Joe Erin neste duelo final, num ato de grandeza, se deixa matar por Gary Cooper no papel de Benjamin Trane.

Joe era mais rápido, saca mais rápido, mas erra o alvo de prepósito;antes de morrer gira o revolver e o coloca no coldre, quando poderia ter morto o seu opositor. Só não o fazendo por um ato de grandeza, pois admirava o seu opositor.

Sou membro do Cineclube dos Amigos do Western,SP.Brazil.

[EddieLancaster11]

Burt Lancaster as Joe Erin a outlaw but - in a day of glory - lets to kill by Gary Cooper as Benjamin Trane...

I'm from São Paulo, Brazil and member of the Cineclube dos Amigos do Western

[napoletano1937]

great stuff , ottima recitazione , tony long beach

[JuanMacready]

A very gay western.

[rateme50000]

hay can someone give me a link to this movie in engish i have been looking for 2 years

[kingfisher900]

Burt Lancaster with his kindly face should never play the villian. He had always been a hero of sorts like being Wyatt Earp in The Gunfight At OK Corral.

[sclogse1]

@kingfisher900

devilish face

[bellachelito]

The moment when Coop throws away Burt's gun (2:15) moves me every time I see it. It has so much meaning! Another thing I love about Vera Cruz is the music which fits the film to perfection. However at the end, Coop and Sarita should have kissed, embraced or something.

[LaChochaNostra]

porca puttana!!! e non dico altro...

what a brainless comment

[FrancisPassion]

A great scene of cinema, with two

legendary actors.

A film that we can to see numerous onces

to the last one day of our life.

[lumpagogo]

@FrancisPassion

all true---but Burt's Westerns have a comical aspect because he never shed

that NYC accent as a cowboy. It was not a problem in "Elmer Gantry"--his best--

but it was for 'way out yonder'.

[TheAdidasadh]

my favorite is Once Upon a Time in the West

[BallsInYourJawsBitch]

Westerns used to seem so stupid till I moved to the south-west.

Old Westerns are the shit!

[PhillipCreeper]

I once read where before the premier they had filmed 2 other endings to keep the suspense and interest. One was with Burt winning but that wouldn't make since especially with the Hollywood code at the time. The other one was they killed each other but that would have been a let down. This was the ending that had to be.

[lumpagogo]

Burt was a megastar in every way but one: he could never shake the NYC accent. He was the only cowboy from NYC.

[ShadowCompany01]

1. The magnificent 7

2. Vera Cruz

3. Highnoon

4.Gunfight at Ok Corral

5. The Alamo

6. Young guns 1 + 2

All time Western favorites - somewhere between "Last of the Mohicans (1992)" and "Jeremiah Johnson"...though more "ranger" than western movies!!^^^^

[blackonics]

Eastwood's spaghetti westerns!

[Michaelbos]

One of the most under-rated westerns movie. Great stars, great background,music. Lancaster and Cooper are two of the best.

[nonocat76]

I fully agree with you. I grown up with Burt films, never missed one. God bless Burt he will be always in our hearts for ever.

[mickeyh1961]

there never has or will be an actor like Burt Lancaster, He was a unique and special person who touched all those who met him & knew him personally. This nobility could be seen & felt in all his films, let's be greatful we got to see him & he came into our lives on the big screen.

[Sibyla7]

He´s my hero!

[rboltt]

Burt was cool with his teeth: "That was ace's mistake."

[WestechWatcher]

Burt Lancaster's character was the best! He did everything in style and finesse, plus looked very cool in the typical all black get-up. He even died in a cool manner! I've always liked the bad guy characters!

[joeparkson]

Unrealistic gunfight. Lancaster takes a fatal bullet whithout any reaction, then twirls his gun back into his holster before collapsing. Earlier in the movie, he gets shot in the arm and reacts right away in obvious pain.

Lancaster was the bad guy; why waste energy twirling his gun back into his holster? With less energy he could have shot Cooper a couple of times before dying.

[dickypot]

It's called style. And I like it. What would you have? Realism? Movies today have zero style. They're filled with realistic deaths. And they're boring.

[javadalizadeh2]

@joeparkson I think Burt was going to be killed intentionally, not to win the duel.

[LILACTIME]

I watched this film for the first time a couple of days ago and it made quite an impression...neither one of them is your traditional cowboy in a white hat like Audie Murphy!...ripe for a re-make I'd say but who would you have in the respective parts?

[stillgotit01]

Yes, they show this on the cable movie channels occasionally. I have a DVD of this movie I got from someone on the offer web site.

[vjb007]

Some movies are best left alone, no remake----this is one of them.

[PhillipCreeper]

I agree vjb. This is one that should be released again to the big screen. I know it won't but it was that great when it used to be shown there.

[ferdrums]

Wonderful movie, a classic western.

[tss77]

I Love the Ace Hanna Story I have followed that rule since I saw the movie at a very early age.

[Checco1983]

This wonderful film has been model for Spaghetti - Western: Leone knew it very well and Giuliano Gemma inspired himself to Joe Erin in his interpretation of Ringo.

[Checco1983]

This wonderful film has been model for Spaghetti - Western: Leone knew it very well and Giuliano Gemma inspired himself to Joe Erin in his interpretation of Ringo.

[Sibyla7]

Yes, many of Spaghetti-Western characters grin too much and jump too much - without coming close to Burt characters. He was allways original - they are just faded copies

[w4zjm]

Burt Lancaster needed some make up powder on his face.

[ihateskirts]

is burt a baddie in this one?

[wrcoe]

Burt is a bad guy with charm. His character is quite complex and difficult to perform. I have always thought this was one of Lancaster's more interesting performance. Note the sadness in the ending as Gary Cooper kneels beside the dying Lancaster. The music makes the ending even more moving.

[ihateskirts]

it was on tcm friday morning and i friggin missed cuz of school, do u know where i can watch the whole film?

From what i saw in the trailer, his character is a mix of badass meets comboy meets scandely cad lol

[swampula]

Einer meiner liebsten Western. Und ich LIEBE WESTERN-Movies (es dürften wohl Tausende sein, die ich gesehen habe). Leute wie Burt Lancaster und Gary Cooper gibt es heute nicht mehr auf der Leinwand zu sehen.

[vjb007]

Thank you, wrcoe. So much fun to watch, with Lancaster's comedy as much as the Mexican revolution driving the movie. One of the great westerns of all time, in my view (and including one of the prettiest extras of all time--- see the beginning of the movie).

[PhillipCreeper]

A great movie. It is shown on tv regurlarly and don't miss it if you get a chance to see it.

[hoodriver77]

Love this movies. Saw this as a kid and it

is still a favorite.