And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Directed by Bruce Beresford
Produced by HBO Films, Green Moon Productions
A historical drama exploring the collision between revolutionary warfare and cinema, examining how Pancho Villa negotiates the commodification of his own struggle.
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.
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