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Viva Zapata!

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Viva Zapata!
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NR,1hr 52min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1952
Director:
Elia Kazan
Starring:
Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn  ...more
Synopsis: Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by Elia Kazan, this film follows the life of Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando) from his peasant upbringing, through his rise to power in the early 1900s, to his death. The film presents an interesting but fictionalized picture of Zapata. Zapata, the child of tenant-farmers, was joined by Pancho Villa in his rebellion against tyrannical President Porfirio Diaz. The film romanticizes Zapata and in doing so unfortunately distorts the ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Kazan's rousing semi-fictional account of the key years of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata has an epic sweep and the director's characteristic macho poetry, along with a superb cast, but it's stronger in its parts than as a whole. The script reflects Kazan's desire to reconfigure his "friendly" testimony before HUAC and denunciation of his former political allies as the grand gesture of a man ... Full Review
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Marlon Brando
Emiliano Zapata
Jean Peters
Josefa Espejo
Anthony Quinn
Eufemio Zapata
Joseph Wiseman
Fernando Aguirre
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