Vera Cruz (1954)

After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are hired by the Emperor Maximillian and the Marquis Henri de Labordere to escort the Countess Marie Duvarre to the harbor of Vera Cruz.

Genres: Western

What to watch after Vera Cruz

• Ulzana's Raid (1972) — Robert Aldrich directed both
• Valdez Is Coming (1971) — Roland Kibbee wrote for both
• The Professionals (1966) — Same feel: cynical, dramatic
• Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
• Emperor of the North (1973) — Robert Aldrich directed both
• A Bullet for the General (1967) — Same feel: cynical, aggressive