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...TOO BIG FOR HOLLYWOOD...it was dramatized in the heart of Mexico, with a cast of thousands!

Viva Villa! (1934)

April 27, 19341h 55mEN
6.2

30 votes

Overview

In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death.

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Released

Original Language

English

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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CinemaSerf

6.0

Wallace Beery does fine here as the legendary Mexican bandit-cum-patriot Pancho Villa. He pretty much pleases himself as he and his men maraud the countryside imposing their own unique sort of revolutionary justice. Then he meets the sophisticated democrat Madero (Henry B. Walthall) who dreams of a country free of European domination, but he wants one that is peaceful and law-abiding, so Pancho isn’t a natural fit for the task. After a few jitters, though, he agrees to put his men under the command of General Pascal (Joseph Schildkraut) and next thing there’s an abdication and a new man in wha…

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