Rent Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
3.5 of 5 from 47 ratings
2h 4min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Adventuresome Johnny Regan (Robert Stack) attends a bullfight while vacationing in Mexico City with friends. Enthralled by the crowd and the inherent risk in the sport, Johnny seeks out Manolo (Gilbert Roland) the star bullfighter who performed at the event. The two strike a bargain for Manolo to teach Johnny bullfighting, who in the meantime strikes up a romance with Manolo's friend Anita (Joy Page). But Johnny's risky behavior in the ring draws concern as his first bullfight approaches.
- Actors:
- Robert Stack, Joy Page, Gilbert Roland, Virginia Grey, John Hubbard, Katy Jurado, Antonio Gomez, Ismael Pérez, Rodolfo Acosta, Ruben Padilla, Darío Ramírez, Luis Briones, Luís Castro, Ricardo Torres 'Bombita', Alfonso Ramírez Calesero, Andres Blando, Antonio Velasquez, Juan Estrada, Manuel Jiménez 'Chicuelo', Félix Briones
- Directors:
- Budd Boetticher
- Producers:
- John Wayne
- Narrated By:
- Ward Bond, Gerald Mohr
- Writers:
- James Edward Grant, Budd Boetticher, Ray Nazarro
- Others:
- Ray Nazarro
- Aka:
- Death in the Sands / Torero
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance, Sports & Sport Films
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 3, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 01/08/2022
- Run Time:
- 124 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Two presentations of the film: the director's cut, restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive (124 mins, High Definition); and the theatrical cut (87 mins, Standard Definition)
- Audio commentary with critics and authors Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme (2022)
- An Evening with Budd Boetticher (2001, 89 mins): audio recording of the director in conversation with film preservationist Robert Gitt
- My Kingdom For (1985, 85 mins): Boetticher's final film as director, an autobiographical documentary about his retirement years spent training horses, featuring Bullfighter and the Lady actor Robert Stack
- A Rollercoaster and a Merry-Go-Round (2022,36 mins): Mary Boetticher reflects on her love of dancing, her fear of horses, and her late husband's approach to filmmaking
- Budd Boetticher: One on One (1991,58 mins): career-spanning video interview
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image Gallery
