And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

Sep 7, 2003

1h 52m

★ 6.7

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.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Western

TV Movie

Production Companies

HBO Films

Green Moon Productions

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Trailers

Cast

Pancho Villa

Antonio Banderas

Frank Thayer

Eion Bailey

Sam Drebben

Alan Arkin

Harry Aitken

Jim Broadbent

John Reed

Matt Day

William Christy Cabanne

Michael McKean

Raoul Walsh

Kyle Chandler

Teddy Sampson

Alexa Davalos

D. W. Griffith

Colm Feore

William Benton

Anthony Stewart Head

Eli Morton

Saul Rubinek

Rosita

Lilia Zelinna

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