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Viva Villa!
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Viva Villa! is a 1934 American biographical film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Howard Hawks, Jack Conway, John Waters, and William A. Wellman, the movie features a cast including Fay Wray, Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, and Stuart Erwin. The screenplay was written by Howard Hawks, Ben Hecht, and James Kevin McGuinness, with music composed by Herbert Stothart.
The narrative is set in Mexico and concerns the Mexican Revolution. It was shot in black-and-white with a runtime of 115 minutes. The film received an award from the National Board of Review for its inclusion in the Top Ten Films. It was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay), and Best Sound.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1930s biographical films, 1934 American films and 1934 English-language films.
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Film · TMDB
6.3In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death.
Cast
- Wallace Beery as Pancho Villa
- Leo Carrillo as Sierra
- Fay Wray as Teresa
- Donald Cook as Don Felipe de Castillo
- Stuart Erwin as Jonny Sykes
- Henry B. Walthall as Francisco Madero
Themes
- biography
- pre-code
- pancho villa
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Mexican Revolution
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Screenwriter
- James Kevin McGuinness
- Cast member
- David Durand
- Composer
- Herbert Stothart
- Producer
- David O. Selznick
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Gabriel Figueroa
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 505136
- Image
- Viva Villa poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1934-01-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- film editor
- George Amy
- title
- Viva Villa!
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- Harry Oliver
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- review score
- 60%
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