The Brave One

Released Oct 26, 1956

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Drama

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500+ Ratings

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A Mexican boy (Michel Ray) seeks a presidential pardon for his pet bull, sold to face a matador in the bullring.

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

An overlong but beautiful and stirring drama...

Jan 29, 2020

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Isabel Quigly

The Spectator

An exciting children's film but not, I would say, the stuff for adults.

Jul 16, 2018

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Poignant, simple story about a little Mexican boy.

Rated: 5/5

Feb 21, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 26, 2005

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Steve D

I found it completely ridiculous.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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david f

A folk-tale-like film about a child and his bull.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Watching this film today is quite moving, because it has a feeling nowodays films don't have anymore, maybe it's that naive vision on things or maybe hope that everything can always be better! Incredibly well shot & directed, this film is telling the story of a little farm boy in a Mexican Ranch befriending with a fighting bull & trying to save him from the Corida & death! The little boy is very attaching, the sets are beautiful & i'm pretty sure some people will find similarities with War Horse, Spielberg's Epic War film. Wish they could make movies like this again, the pleasure they provide to the viewers are much greater than any films i have seen in the last decade..... everything must go fast, explode or be dark, back then hope, values & hard work were always rewarded.... something has been lost along the way......

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

good family fare not really my cup-o-tea

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Everything fell a little too nicely into place for me, but Jodi Foster is THE vigilante de woman. Watchable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Decent movie with a slow beginning and a nice ending.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Irving Rapper

Director

Michel Ray

Leonardo

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Rafael Rosillo

Narciso Busquets

Actor

Elsa Cárdenas

Maria

Carlos Navarro

Manuel

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Synopsis

A Mexican boy (Michel Ray) seeks a presidential pardon for his pet bull, sold to face a matador in the bullring.

Director: Irving Rapper
Screenwriter: Dalton Trumbo, Merrill G. White, Harry S. Franklin
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: King Brothers Productions
Genre: Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 1956, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 15, 2017
Runtime: 1h 40m

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