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Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

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ID #: 
78
Playing Time: 
125 min
Color or BW: 
Color and B&W
Description: 
June 12, 1901 Gregoric Cortez, a young Mexican family man, shoots and kills a sheriff in self-defense. This is the story of the manhunt and trial.
Keywords: 
20th century, law, Mexico