And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
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- History
- War
- Western
- TV Movie
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.
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself is a 2003 TV movie drama about the unlikely partnership between Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa and filmmaker Frank Thayer, who negotiated a deal in 1914 to film actual battle sequences for the Mutual Film Corporation to fund Villa's war efforts against the Porfírio Diaz army.
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Antonio BanderasPancho Villa
Eion BaileyFrank Thayer
Alan ArkinSam Drebben
Jim BroadbentHarry Aitken
Matt DayJohn Reed
Michael McKeanWilliam Christy Cabanne
Kyle ChandlerRaoul Walsh
Alexa DavalosTeddy Sampson
Colm FeoreD. W. Griffith
Anthony Stewart HeadWilliam Benton
Saul RubinekEli Morton- Lilia ZelinnaRosita
Damián Alcázar
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
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When was this movie released?
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself premiered on September 7, 2003.
What is the movie about?
The film follows the 1914 negotiation between Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa and D.W. Griffith's Mutual Film Corporation to film Villa's actual battles, combining historical drama with the clash between filmmaking and warfare.
What genres does this movie fall into?
The film is a drama, history, war, and western TV movie that blends multiple genres to tell its story.
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