And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

2003 6.9 (89 votes) 1h 52m

Genres

Drama History War Western TV Movie

Production Companies

HBO Films
Green Moon Productions

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

Overview

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.