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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself 2003 Directed by Bruce Beresford

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Gneres Drama , History , TV Movie , War , Western
Production Companies HBO Films , Green Moon Productions
Release Date 7 September 2003
112 mins
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Antonio Banderas Pancho Villa
Eion Bailey Frank Thayer
Alan Arkin Sam Drebben
Jim Broadbent Harry Aitken
Matt Day John Reed
Michael McKean William Christy Cabanne
Kyle Chandler Raoul Walsh
Alexa Davalos Teddy Sampson
Colm Feore D. W. Griffith
Anthony Stewart Head William Benton
Saul Rubinek Eli Morton
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