
Impressed by Gitano demand an 'undulto' (reprieve) for theĪnimal thus saving it from the ritual death in the bullring. The bullfight scenes are harsh and cruel but in the end Gitano The boy never gives up in hisĭesperate bid to save the bull but to no avail. The bullring when it is four years old but Leonardo cannotĪccept this as his pet's fate. The story is about a young peasant boy Leonardo (Michel Ray)Īnd his love and devotion to his pet bull Gitano (Gypsy) which Received his oscar many years after the event. He never appeared at the Academy Awards presentation and only Left Hollywood following the communist purge in the 1950's. Dalton Trumbo was living in Mexico after he had Rich, in fact Dalton Trumbo wrote the screenplay and Robert Rich

As it turned out there was no such person as Robert "The Brave One" won an Academy Award in 1956 for Best ScreenplayĪnd the movie credits name Robert Rich as the writer of the

"Shane" and "Around the World in 80 Days" for which he won an He had composed the music for many other other movies including Prolific composer Victor Young wrote the exciting music scoreįor this movie, his last before his untimely death in 1956. Michel Ray but in fact he had previously appeared in the 1954 The movie introduces us to the likeable and talented young star It was beautifully filmed in the harsh, clear, Mexican sun.

The movie was made on location in Mexico and released in 1956. Posters of that era, a statement that I fully agree with. "The Brave One" - 'A Touch of Greatness', so proclaims the movie
