And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself(2003)
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.
Director
Bruce Beresford
Studio
HBO Films
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
Kyle Chandler
as Raoul Walsh
Alexa Davalos
as Teddy Sampson
Colm Feore
as D. W. Griffith
Anthony Stewart Head
as William Benton
Saul Rubinek
as Eli Morton
Lilia Zelinna
as Rosita
Where to Watch
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Movie Facts
Release Year
2003
Runtime
1h 52m
Language
English
Rating
6.7 / 10
Production Companies
HBO Films • Green Moon Productions
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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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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself was directed by Bruce Beresford and released in 2003. It is a drama, history, war, western, tv movie film.
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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself has a runtime of 1 hours and 52 minutes (112 minutes total).
Who stars in And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself?▼
The cast of And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself includes 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 and more.
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