The Magnificent Matador

The Magnificent Matador

94 mins | Drama, Romance | May 24, 1955

Karen Harrison is a spoiled, rich, American predator who falls head-over-heels for the brooding, tormented, about-to-retire matador, Luis Santos who has inexplicably run away prior to a corrida that was to occasion the "alternativa" of a young, up-and-coming bullfighter.

The Magnificent Matador

94 mins | Drama, Romance | May 24, 1955

The Magnificent Matador
Karen Harrison is a spoiled, rich, American predator who falls head-over-heels for the brooding, tormented, about-to-retire matador, Luis Santos who has inexplicably run away prior to a corrida that was to occasion the "alternativa" of a young, up-and-coming bullfighter.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Edward L. Alperson Productions
Original title The Magnificent Matador
Directors Budd Boetticher
Writers Charles Lang, Budd Boetticher

Cast

Maureen O'Hara

as Karen Harrison

Anthony Quinn

as Luís Santos

Richard Denning

as Mark Russell

Thomas Gomez

as Don David

Lola Albright

as Mona Wilton

William Ching

as Jody Wilton

Eduardo Noriega

as Miguel

Manuel Rojas

as Rafael Reyes

Lorraine Chanel

as Sarita Sebastian

Anthony Caruso

as Emiliano

Félix Briones

as Self

Nacho Trevino

as Self

Stuart Whitman

as Man at the Arena (uncredited)