'The Brave One' has determination: In front of the Monument of Mexican President Benito Juarez, the persisting and exhausted boy got a great idea to go and meet the President, the only authority that could save his bull. 'The Brave One' has strange attachment: The charge of the noble bull against a ferocious jaguar to protect Leonardo's life. 'The Brave One' has humor: When Gitano, becoming a remarkable bull with a fine physical construction, proves his spirit to Carlos Navarro's red car. 'The Brave One' has an authentic look in the bullring, on ranches and in Mexican streets. Irving Rapper directed the beautiful simple story of Leonardo and his attachment to his pet bull with understanding. 'The Brave One' is about a peasant boy who runs away to Mexico City to save his brave bull, Gitano. Reviewed by Nazi_Fighter_David 9 / 10 A delight in sight and sound.

Based on a true incident, the film earned a 'best story' Academy Award for one Robert Rich - who, much to the embarrassment of the Academy (and the delight of civil libertarians) turned out to be blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. Moved by the boy's plight, the President of Mexico signs a 'pardon' for Gitano - but not soon enough to prevent the bull's appearance at the Plaze de Mexico at Mexico City, where he faces top matador Fermin Rivera. The friendship between bull and boy is threatened when Gitano's legal owners claim the animal and ship it off to the bullring. A Mexican boy Michael Ray 'adopts' Gitano after saving the animal's life during a storm. The Brave One is a bull named Gitano (or Gypsy).

The brave one 1957