The Brave One (1956)

Directed by

Irving Rapper

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Mexican boy works to protect his pet bull from being killed in a bullfight. He seeks help from the people around him.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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