Viva Zapata!
Summary:
Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by Elia Kazan, this film follows the life of Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando) from his peasant upbringing, through his rise to power in the early 1900s, to his death. The film presents an interesting but fictionalized picture of Zapata. Zapata, the child of tenant-farmers, was joined by Pancho Villa in h... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Marlon Brando - (Emiliano Zapata)
Jean Peters - (Josefa Espejo)
Anthony Quinn - (Eufemio Zapata)
Joseph Wiseman - (Fernando Aguirre)
Arnold Moss - (Don Nacio)
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Review:
Kazan's rousing semi-fictional account of the key years of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata has an epic sweep and the director's characteristic macho poetry, along with a superb cast, but it's stronger in its parts than as a whole. The script reflects Kazan's desire to reconfigure his "friendly" testimony before HUAC and denunciation ... Continue >>
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