Released Date:
1934-04-27
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
115 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (781 Reviews)
Ben Hecht (screen play)
Edgecumb Pinchon (suggested by the book by)
O.B. Stade (suggested by the book by)
In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death. In 1910, he befriends American reporter Johnny Sykes. Then a meeting with visionary Francisco Madero transforms Villa from an avenging bandit to a revolutionary general. To the tune of 'La Cucaracha,' his armies sweep Mexico. After victory, Villa's bandit-like disregard for human life forces Madero to exile him. But Madero's fall brings Villa back to raise the people against a new tyrant...
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