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The Mexican

The Mexican

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 13, 1956

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Drama

User Score

53%

Original Title

Мексиканец

Production Companies

Mosfilm

Director

Vladimir Kaplunovskiy

Description

Based on the short story by Jack London. 1910 year. Mexican patriots are preparing an uprising against the dictatorship of Diaz. Young Felipe Rivera joins the revolutionary junta, whose father and mother were shot by dictators. The hour of rebellion is near, but the heroes lack weapons. To get the necessary amount of money, Rivera decides to perform in the ring against Ward, America’s strongest boxer...