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.

Release Date

07 September 2003

112 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Pancho Villa
Frank Thayer
Sam Drebben
Harry Aitken
John Reed
William Christy Cabanne
Raoul Walsh
Teddy Sampson
D. W. Griffith
William Benton
Eli Morton