The Brave One (1956 film)

The Brave One
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Directed by	Irving Rapper
Written by	Dalton Trumbo Harry S. Franklin Merrill G. White
Produced by	Frank King
Starring	Michel Ray Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. Elsa Cárdenas Carlos Navarro Joi Lansing
Cinematography	Jack Cardiff
Edited by	Merrill G. White
Music by	Victor Young
Release date	October 26, 1956 (1956-10-26)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Brave One is a 1956 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Michel Ray, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., and Elsa Cárdenas. It tells the story of a young Mexican boy who tries to save his beloved bull Gitano from the bullfighting arena.

The Brave One was the last film to win the Academy Award for Best Story before the award was discontinued, and was nominated for two other Academy Awards: Best Film Editing and Best Sound.

The writer was originally credited as Robert Rich, a pseudonym used by Dalton Trumbo. Trumbo, who was not presented with the Academy Award until 1975, was blacklisted as one of the Hollywood Ten in 1947 after he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Awards

• Academy Awards:
  • Best Writing, Motion Picture Story (Dalton Trumbo)
  • Best Film Editing (Merrill G. White)
  • Best Sound - Recording (Buddy Myers)
• Golden Globe Awards:
  • Best Film Promoting International Understanding

External links

• The Brave One at IMDb
• The Brave One at AllMovie
• The Brave One at the TCM Movie Database