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The Torch is a film of genre Drama directed by Emilio Fernández released in USA on 2 june 1950 with Paulette Goddard

The Torch (1950)

The Torch
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Released in USA 2 june 1950
Length 1h23
Directed by
Genres Drama,    War,    Action,    Adventure
Rating54% 2.713742.713742.713742.713742.71374

The Torch (Spanish: Del odio nace el amor, meaning love is born from hate') is a 1950 Mexican / American film directed by Emilio Fernández. The film is also known as Bandit General in the United Kingdom.

Synopsis

The Mexican revolutionary General Jose Juan Reyes (Pedro Armendáriz) and his men descend upon and take over the small town of Cholula, Puebla, and take the money of the rich men of the zone for the Mexican Revolution. The revolutionary is a Robin-Hood type vigilante that forces the local businessmen to bend to his will, while the townspeople admire him for his cause. Jose Juan falls in love with the Señorita Peñafiel, the explosive daughter of the richest man of the zone. Despite her disdain for Jose, he pursues her romantically. She is eventually won over. The original script is based on William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

Actors

Paulette Goddard

(Mariá Dolores Peñafiel)Pedro Armendáriz

(José Juan Reyes)Walter Reed

(Dr. Robert Stanley)Gilbert Roland

(Father Sierra)Julio Villarreal

(Don Carlos Peñafiel)
And :
José Torvay
Rosaura Revueltas
Guillermo Calles
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