Viva Zapata!
[rating:3.0] Although it is a compressed version of the Mexican Revolution, and John Steinbeck's script tries too hard to make the revolution stand in for the Russian Revolution, Viva Zapata (1952) is...
View ArticleOld Gringo
[rating:2.5] A vanity project for Jane Fonda, who starred and produced, Old Gringo (1989), set in the Mexican Revolution, is a jarring mix of epic and intimate stories that never comes together as a...
View ArticleThey Came to Cordura
[rating:3.0] They Came to Cordura (1959) presents the United States' 1916 Punitive Expedition to Mexico to find Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, but spends little time on the Mexican Revolution,...
View Article100 Rifles
[rating:2.0] Famous for a love scene between Jim Brown and Raquel Welch, one of Hollywood's first interracial love scenes, 100 Rifles provides a brief look at the fire that consumed Mexico during the...
View ArticlePancho Villa
[rating:2.0] Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico, which led to the American Intervention in Mexico, is presented as a comedy. To be honest, the screenwriter seems to have done little research,...
View ArticleAnd Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
[rating:3.5] Forced to buy weapons on the black market by President Woodrow Wilson's embargo, Pancho Villa (Antonio Banderas) sells exclusive rights to film his battles against President Victoriano...
View ArticleThe Torch
[rating:2.5] Maria Dolores, a wealthy young woman, is preparing for her wedding when the town is occupied by rebels. A chance encounter with Maria Dolores causes the rebel general to fall in love with...
View ArticlePrisoner 13
[rating:2.0] A film about a corrupt military officer, who accepts a bribe to release a revolutionary, but unknowingly arranges for his long-lost son to to take the prisoner's place, Prisoner 13 is...
View ArticleGodfather Mendoza
[rating:2.5] Don Rosalio Mendoza prospers during the Mexican Revolution by remaining friends with both the Zapatistas and the federal forces. Although he has no interest in either side, and is...
View ArticleLet’s Go With Pancho Villa!
[rating:2.5] Six villagers join Pancho Villa's army, and are named the Lions of La Plata. Initially bursting with optimism, the endless battles take a toll on them, both physically and emotionally....
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