Impoverished country boy Juan Gallardo (Tyrone Power) rises from obscurity to become Spain's most celebrated bullfighter in this lushly filmed adaptation of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez's novel. After reaching the pinnacle of fame, the arrogant Juan gets entangled with an alluring socialite (Rita Hayworth) who may cost him everything, including his career and his virtuous wife (Linda Darnell). Anthony Quinn plays Juan's rival in and out of the bullring.