Stronghold

Stronghold (1951)

Rebellion scorched the enemy's mightiest...

In 1850s Mexico, the beautiful owner of a silver mine is kidnapped by a bandit leader, who needs money to finance his revolt against the Emperor Maximilian.

Date of release
1951-10-25
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Adventure, Romance, War
Director
Steve Sekely

Casting

Interesting facts

Stronghold is a 1951 American-Mexican Western historical film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Veronica Lake, Zachary Scott and Arturo de Córdova. A separate Spanish-language version titled Red Fury was also released. The cost of both films was $519,000.

Production

The film was Zachary Scott's first after he had finished his contract with Warner Bros. It was financed by Filmadora Studios, a Mexican company.

Filming started in April 1950 at Churubusco Studios in Mexico City and wrapped by June.

In the Spanish-language version, titled Red Fury, Sarita Montiel plays María, Emilia Guiú plays Beatriz Vega, Carlos López Moctezuma plays Don Miguel Navarro and Juan José Laboriel plays Caesar. Many of the supporting actors appear in both versions. Although Gustavo Rojo is billed in the English-language version, he does not appear in the film, as his character was eliminated.

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