The Brave One is a 1956 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper

Irving Rapper

Irving Rapper was a British film director. His most successful body of work is 10 films he made while under contract with Warner Brothers....

 and starring Michel Ray, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., and Elsa Cárdenas

Elsa Cárdenas

Elsa Cárdenas is a Mexican actress. She has appeared in over 100 films and television shows since 1954. She starred in the film Happiness, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...

. It tells the story of a young Mexican boy who tries to save his beloved bull Gitano from the bullfighting arena.

The Brave One was the last film to win the Academy Award for Best Story

Academy Award for Best Story

The Academy Award for Best Story was an Academy Award given from the beginning of the Academy Awards until 1957, when it was eliminated in favor of the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, which had been introduced in 1940.-1920s:...

 before the award was discontinued, and was nominated for two other Academy Awards: Best Film Editing and Best Sound.

The writer was originally credited as Robert Rich, a pseudonym

Pseudonym

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 used by Dalton Trumbo

Dalton Trumbo

James Dalton Trumbo was an American screenwriter and novelist, and one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of film professionals who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry...

. Trumbo, who was not presented with the Academy Award until 1975, was blacklist

Blacklist

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ed as one of the Hollywood Ten in 1947 after he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee

House Un-American Activities Committee

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Awards

• Academy Awards
  Academy Awards
  An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
  
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  • Best Writing, Motion Picture Story (Dalton Trumbo
    Dalton Trumbo
    James Dalton Trumbo was an American screenwriter and novelist, and one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of film professionals who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in the motion picture industry...
    
    )
  • Best Film Editing (Merrill G. White)
  • Best Sound - Recording (Buddy Myers
    Buddy Myers
    Buddy Myers was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Sound Recording for the film The Brave One. He worked on over 100 films between 1929 and 1967.-External links:...
    
    )
• Golden Globe Awards:
  • Best Film Promoting International Understanding