Viva Villa!
1934 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
A gutsy action-drama about the career of a Mexican rebel. In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death. In 1910, he befriends American reporter Johnny Sykes. Then a meeting with visionary Francisco Madero transforms Villa from an avenging bandit to a revolutionary general. To the tune of 'La Cucaracha,' his armies sweep Mexico. After victory, Villa's bandit-like disregard for human life forces Madero to exile him. But Madero's fall brings Villa back to raise the people against a new tyrant.
Direction Jack Conway · Howard Hawks · William A. Wellman
Cast Wallace Beery · Leo Carrillo · Fay Wray · Donald Cook · Stuart Erwin · Henry B. Walthall · Joseph Schildkraut · Katherine DeMille · George E. Stone · Phillip Cooper
Soundtrack Herbert Stothart
Screenplay Ben Hecht · O. B. Stade
Cinematography Charles G. Clarke · James Wong Howe
Original title Viva Villa!
6.1
148 votes (FilmAffinity)
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