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.

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...

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Corporate Authors: HBO Films
Mark Gordon Company
City Entertainment (Firm)
Green Moon Productions (Firm)
HBO Video (Firm)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Isaacs, Diane Sillan
Mark, Tony
Jett, Sue
Gelbart, Larry
Beresford, Bruce
Banderas, Antonio
Bailey, Eion
Day, Matt, 1971-
McKean, Michael
Feore, Colm
Davalos, Alexa
Head, Anthony, 1954-
Arkin, Alan
Broadbent, Jim
James, Peter, 1947-
Warner, Mark
Vitarelli, Joseph
Castro, Eduardo
Pinter, Herbert
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: New York, NY : Burbank, CA : HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004], ©2003.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Villa, Pancho, > 1878-1923 > Drama.
Motion picture industry > Drama.
Mexico > History > Revolution, 1910-1920 > Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
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".
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AQ4 D0035854 VideoDVD
F1234.V63 A53 2004 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:0783125380
Credits:Director of photography, Peter James ; editors, Mark Warner, Ed Warschilka ; music, Joseph Vitarelli ; costume designer, Eduardo Castro ; production designer, Herbert Pinter.
System Details:DVD, Region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:
Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Matt Day, Michael McKean, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos, Anthony Stewart Head, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent.