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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

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Overview

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.

Directed by Bruce Beresford
Written by Larry Gelbart
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Top Cast

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Pancho Villa

Eion Bailey

Eion Bailey

Frank Thayer

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Sam Drebben

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Harry Aitken

Matt Day

Matt Day

John Reed

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

William Christy Cabanne

Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler

Raoul Walsh

Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos

Teddy Sampson

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

D. W. Griffith

Anthony Stewart Head

Anthony Stewart Head

William Benton

Themes & Keywords

mexicomexican revolutionbiographypancho villa

About And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself is a drama, history, war, western, tv movie film released in 2003 exploring themes of mexico, mexican revolution, biography, pancho villa. Directed by Bruce Beresford, it stars Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Alan Arkin. 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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