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And starring Pancho Villa as himself [DVD] / 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.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 92123 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: New York, NY : HBO Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2004, c2003.Description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0783125380
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.4372
LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .A537 2004
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Peter James ; editors, Mark Warner, Ed Warschilka ; music, Joseph Vitarelli ; costume designer, Eduardo Castro ; production designer, Herbert Pinter.
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Matt Day, Michael McKean, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos, Anthony Stewart Head, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent.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."
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.

Director of photography, Peter James ; editors, Mark Warner, Ed Warschilka ; music, Joseph Vitarelli ; costume designer, Eduardo Castro ; production designer, Herbert Pinter.

Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Matt Day, Michael McKean, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos, Anthony Stewart Head, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent.

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."

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD; NTSC (Region 1); widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English, dubbed French and dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned.


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