The Torch
BY GUN...BY FLAME...BY FORCE...He took everything he wanted!
1950 · 1h 23m · PASSED
Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Directed by
Emilio Fernández
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The Torch
Overview
The story of a fear-inspiring revolutionary general who develops a passion for the daughter of a wealthy villager. It's hate at first sight so far as the girl is concerned, but this will soon change.
Director and cast
- Emilio Fernández Director
- Paulette Goddard as Mariá Dolores Peñafiel
- Pedro Armendáriz as José Juan Reyes
- Gilbert Roland as Father Sierra
- Walter Reed as Dr. Robert Stanley
- Julio Villarreal as Don Carlos Peñafiel
- Carlos Múzquiz as Fidel Bernal
- Margarito Luna as Captain Bocanegra
- José Torvay as Captain Quiñones
- Pascual García Peña as Don Apolonio Sánchez
- Antonia Kaneem as AAdelita
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