And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003, Film, 112 min, Biography, Drama, History, English, United States, MoviePedia score 66
In 1914, the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa invites studios to shoot his actual battles against Porfírio Diaz army to raise funds for financing guns and ammunition. The Mutual Film Corporation, through producer D.W. Griffith, interests for the proposition and sends the filmmaker Frank Thayer to negotiate a contract with Pancho Villa himself.
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Directed by Bruce Beresford
Cast
- Antonio Banderas as Pancho Villa
- Eion Bailey as Frank Thayer
- Alan Arkin as Sam Drebben
- Jim Broadbent as Harry Aitken
- Matt Day as John Reed
- Michael McKean as William Christy Cabanne
- Colm Feore as D.W. Griffith
- Alexa Davalos as Teddy Sampson
- Anthony Head as William Benton
- Kyle Chandler as Raoul Walsh
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