Bullfighter and the Lady
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| Directed by | Budd Boetticher |
| Produced by | Budd Boetticher John Wayne |
| Written by | Budd Boetticher Ray Nazarro (story) James Edward Grant (screenplay) |
| Starring | Robert Stack Joy Page Gilbert Roland |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Jack Draper |
| Edited by | Richard L. Van Enger |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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87/124 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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.
Cast
- Robert Stack as John "Chuck" Regan
- Joy Page as Anita de la Vega
- Gilbert Roland as Manolo Estrada
- Virginia Grey as Lisbeth Flood
- John Hubbard as Barney Flood
- Katy Jurado as Chelo Estrada
- Ismael Pérez as Panchito
- Rodolfo Acosta as Juan
- Ruben Padilla as Dr. Sierra
- Darío Ramírez as Pepe Mora
- Paul Fix as Joseph Jamison (uncredited)
- Ward Bond as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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 film's 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]
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- 1951 films
- English-language films
- Commons category link from Wikidata
- Black-and-white films
- American films
- Batjac Productions films
- Film scores by Victor Young
- Films directed by Budd Boetticher
- Films produced by John Wayne
- 1950s romantic drama films
- Republic Pictures films
- Films set in Mexico
- Bullfighting films
- American romantic drama films
