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Writer (WGA):
Larry Gelbart (written by)
Release Date:
7 September 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
Lights. Camera. Revolution.
Plot:
Hollywood makes a deal with Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to film his war and recreate his life. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 7 wins
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18 nominations
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A live revolution on film wrapped in P.R. for 1914 USA.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Antonio Banderas | ... | Pancho Villa |
 | Eion Bailey | ... | Frank Thayer |
 | Alan Arkin | ... | Sam Drebben |
 | Jim Broadbent | ... | Harry Aitken |
 | Matt Day | ... | John Reed |
 | Michael McKean | ... | William Christy Cabanne |
 | Colm Feore | ... | D.W. Griffith |
 | Alexa Davalos | ... | Teddy Sampson |
 | Anthony Head | ... | William Benton (as Anthony Stewart Head) |
| Kyle Chandler | ... | Raoul Walsh |
 | Saul Rubinek | ... | Eli Morton |
| Cosme Alberto | ... | Abraham Sanchez |
| Damián Alcázar | ... | Gen. Rodolfo Fierro |
| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | ... | Don Luis Terrazas (as Pedro Armendáriz) |
| Fernando Becerril | ... | Priest |
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112 min | Israel:110 min | Argentina:110 min | Germany:108 min
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Australia:MA |
Canada:A (Ontario) |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:16 |
New Zealand:R13 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Iceland:16
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At the time of production, this was the most expensive 2-hour television/cable movie ever made, with a budget of over $30 million.
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Continuity: In the battle of Torreon, after Villa's troops retreat, and the Federales stand down, one of the scenes has obviously flipped (reversed) film. The Mauser rifle that the soldier is staring down is shown from the right side, but it is in fact the left side of the weapon.
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References Life of Villa (1912)
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Rosalia
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The film had not only good, believable action, but also the thread of underlying concerns in the U.S. at that time of "what might be in it" for the USA. Availability of oil was titillating. The film brought out our country's fascination for the bloody revolution Villa was waging and, at the same time, whether he might be a threat to our own economic interests. The film was about making a film with the backdrop of a genuine revolution going on, and trying to merge some "acting" along with the horrors of live fighting. The "carrot" for Villa was that a film of his efforts, however horrendous, would help make him a hero in the U.S. where some politicians were calling for his pursuit and elimination. D.W. Griffith, the film maker, becomes disillusioned with Villa after his final victory when he shows his viciousness in a blatant manner by personally shooting a grieving widow who tries to physically attack him with her hands. Though this heinous act was caught on film, it is edited in a manner that shows it as an action by the Mexican forces Villa was combating. After all, Villa's "heroism" is at stake here!