Bibliograph

And starring Pancho Villa as himself, HBO Films presents a Mark Gordon Company and City Entertainment production in association with Green Moon Productions ; producer, Diane Sillan Isaacs ; produced by Tony Mark and Sue Jett ; written by Larry Gelbart ; directed by Bruce Beresford

Type

Label

And starring Pancho Villa as himself, HBO Films presents a Mark Gordon Company and City Entertainment production in association with Green Moon Productions ; producer, Diane Sillan Isaacs ; produced by Tony Mark and Sue Jett ; written by Larry Gelbart ; directed by Bruce Beresford

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

And starring Pancho Villa as himself

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

54450155

Responsibility statement

HBO Films presents a Mark Gordon Company and City Entertainment production in association with Green Moon Productions ; producer, Diane Sillan Isaacs ; produced by Tony Mark and Sue Jett ; written by Larry Gelbart ; directed by Bruce Beresford

Runtime

111

Summary

The true story of how Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa allowed a Hollywood crew to film him in battle, altering the course of film and military history in the process. Early movie giants D.W. Griffin and Harry Aiken send Frank Thayer to Mexico to persuade the cash-strapped, publicity-hungry Villa to let them film his revolution. Stepping into the literal cross fire, Thayer's crew risk their lives in the mingling of fiction and reality. The two make their movie and its original U.S. release helps change public opinion in Villa's favor and proves "the lens is mightier than the sword"

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification