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Mexican rebel Pancho Villa leads a revolution helped by an American aviator imprisoned in Mexico.Mexican rebel Pancho Villa leads a revolution helped by an American aviator imprisoned in Mexico.Mexican rebel Pancho Villa leads a revolution helped by an American aviator imprisoned in Mexico.
Maria Grazia Buccella
- Fina
- (as Grazia Buccella)
Robert Carricart
- Don Luis
- (as Bob Carricart)
Andrés Monreal
- Capt. Herrera
- (as Andres Monreal)
José María Prada
- Major
- (as Jose Maria Prada)
Regina de Julián
- Lupita
- (as Regina de Julian)
Antoñito Ruiz
- Juan
- (as Antonio Ruiz)
Francisco Arduras
- Villista
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to producer Norbert Saada's interview in the documentary "Once Upon A Time Sergio Leone", Italian director Sergio Leone was offered to direct, but turned it down because he did not like the casting of Yul Brynner in the title role.
- GoofsA machine gun nest ambushes charging Mexicans by cutting down the first three over a wall with a short burst, but as hordes more come over the wall, the machine gun doesn't fire even though the sounds of it firing continue. The gun obviously jammed but the footage was used anyhow with firing sounds dubbed into it.
- Quotes
[repeated lines]
Rodolfo Fierro: Who cooked this?
Ramirez: Me, Jefe.
Rodolfo Fierro: No, you didn't!
Ramirez: No, I didn't.
Rodolfo Fierro: COOK IT!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Kain's Quest: The Stone Killer (2015)
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A classic western that's under appreciated and hard to find
"Villa Rides" is the most accurate film depicting the life of the infamous mexican bandit, Pancho Villa. It's also filled with an all-star cast. Yul Brenner plays Villa to perfection (many other actors including Telly Savalas have played the role, but not as good as Brenner). Charles Bronson is equally good as Villa's sidekick who spends his free time humiliating and shooting mexicans. Robert Mitchum plays a pilot who gets involved in Villa's revolution. There is a constant pace of action and good dialogue ("Go outside and die. Where are your manners?" is what Bronson says to a mexican after the mexican tries to force himself on a young girl. Bronson shoots him and kicks him out the door). The buzzing noise Mitchum's airplane makes becomes annoying throughout the film (the director's name is Buzz) and the actor who plays the mexican villain seems to be more of a Woody Allen-type character than a vicious, sadistic tyrant. He makes up for that in his final scene. Classic stuff! The film is very rare and hard to find. If you get it, you're lucky.
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- MovieMan-112
- Mar 19, 1999
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,640,000
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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