The Mexican

The Mexican

81 mins | Drama | April 13, 1956

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...

The Mexican

81 mins | Drama | April 13, 1956

The Mexican
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...
Producers Mosfilm
Original title Мексиканец
Directors Vladimir Kaplunovskiy
Writers Emil Braginskiy, Jack London

Cast

Oleg Strizhenov

as Rivera / Fernandez

Boris Andreyev

as Paulino Vera

Daniil Sagal

as Arrellano

Mark Pertsovsky

as Ramos

Lev Durasov

as detachment commander

Mikhail Astangov

as Kelly

Georgi Slabinyak

as Roberts

Leonid Kmit

as Hagerty

Maksim Grekov

as Mateo

Georgiy Vitsin

as Carthey

Leonid Nedovich

as tall tramp

Viktor Kolpakov

as fat tramp

Zana Zanoni

as Rivera's mother

Yevgeni Morgunov

as Michael

Mikhail Medvedev

as homeowner

Anatoliy Solovyov

as american

Nikolay Grabbe

as Rivera's assistant on the ring (uncredited)

Sergei Troitsky

as judge of a boxing match (uncredited)