Russia / Apr 13, 1956
1h 21min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lev Durasov | detachment commander |
| Mikhail Astangov | Kelly |
| Georgi Slabinyak | Roberts |
| Gennadi Stepanov | Ward |
| Leonid Kmit | Hagerty |
| Maksim Grekov | Mateo |
| Georgiy Vitsin | Carthey |
| Leonid Nedovich | высокий бродяга |
| Viktor Kolpakov | fat tramp |
| Zana Zanoni | Rivera's mother |
| Yevgeni Morgunov | Michael |
| Mikhail Medvedev | homeowner |
| Anatoliy Solovyov | american |
| Nikolay Grabbe | Rivera's assistant on the ring (uncredited) |
| Sergei Troitsky | judge of a boxing match (uncredited) |
| Aserbaydzhan Mambetov |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Мексиканец |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mosfilm |
| Release date | 13 aprile 1956 |
| Executive producer | Vladimir Ageev, Mikhail Levin |
| Writer | Emil Braginskiy, Jack London, Ignatiy Rostovtsev, Tatyana Sikorskaya, Samuil Bolotin, Lev Olevsky |
| Editing | Tatyana Zinchuk |
| Cinematography | Sergei Poluyanov, Levan Paatashvili, Konstantin Suponitsky, M. Kuznetsov |
| Assistant directors | Vladimir Semakov, Gleb Komarovsky, M. Kauzova, Vladimir Kaplunovskiy |
| Camera operators | Sergei Poluyanov, Levan Paatashvili, Konstantin Suponitsky, M. Kuznetsov |
| Additional photography | Sergei Poluyanov, Levan Paatashvili, Konstantin Suponitsky, M. Kuznetsov |
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| Production design | Konstantin Urbetis, Lyudmila Ryashentseva, Felix Boguslavsky |
| Art direction | Konstantin Urbetis, Lyudmila Ryashentseva, Felix Boguslavsky |
| Set decoration | Felix Boguslavsky, Konstantin Urbetis, Lyudmila Ryashentseva |
| Visual effects | Mikhail Semyonov, Boris Gorbachev, Pyotr Malanichev |
| Stunts | Viktor Mikhaylov |
| Music | Mikhail Chulaki, Arnold Roytman, Vladimir Bogdankevich |
| Sound | Mikhail Chulaki, Arnold Roytman, Vladimir Bogdankevich |
| Costume design | Konstantin Efimov, Nikolai Zakharov |
| Makeup | Nikolai Zakharov, Konstantin Efimov |
| Hairstyling | Konstantin Efimov, Nikolai Zakharov |
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