Today’s movie is a drama with a scene that happens on May 9. Watch it tonight and enjoy.
AND STARRING PANCHO VILLA AS HIMSELF
Mexican revolutionary General Pancho Villa finds himself short of money, in part due to the fact that the Hearst newspaper syndicate in the United States villianizes him. Villa convinces film director D.W. Griffith to make a movie about him and Griffith sends Frank Thayer to Mexico. The first footage is not well received,
but Thayer convinces Griffith to cointinue with the project and talks Villa into agreeing to help make the film more of a narrative vehicle. Thayer uses an actor, Raoul Walsh as a younger version of Villa and begins a romance with actress Teddy Sampson. However, Villa has to threaten Thayer and the crew to film his attack on the town of Torreon. The fighting is brutal and concludes with Villa executing the widow of a Federal soldier. Theyer and the crew return to New York. On May 9, 1914 [1:33:40 to 1:41:04] the film, The Life of General Villa premieres in New York City. Villa is assassinated six years later.
but Thayer convinces Griffith to cointinue with the project and talks Villa into agreeing to help make the film more of a narrative vehicle. Thayer uses an actor, Raoul Walsh as a younger version of Villa and begins a romance with actress Teddy Sampson. However, Villa has to threaten Thayer and the crew to film his attack on the town of Torreon. The fighting is brutal and concludes with Villa executing the widow of a Federal soldier. Theyer and the crew return to New York. On May 9, 1914 [1:33:40 to 1:41:04] the film, The Life of General Villa premieres in New York City. Villa is assassinated six years later.
The date is given in the film at 1:33:40
Producers - Joshua D. Maurer, Mark Gordon and Larry Gelbart
Director - Bruce Beresford
Screenwriter - Larry Gelbart
Awards – The film won the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. The film was also nominated for the Outstanding Made for Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Banderas), Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special, Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special, Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie, Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special, Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Primetime Emmy Awards at the 56th Primetime Emmys.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. The film was also nominated for the Outstanding Made for Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Banderas), Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special, Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special, Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie, Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special, Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Primetime Emmy Awards at the 56th Primetime Emmys.
Runtime – 1 hour 52 minutes
Released – September 7, 2003
Starring – Antonio Banderas as Pancho Villa, Eion Bailey as Frank N. Thayer , Alan Arkin as Sam Dreben, Jim Broadbent as Harry Aitken, Matt Day as John Reed , Kyle Chandler as Raoul Walsh, Michael McKean as William Christy Cabanne, Colm Feore as D. W. Griffith, Alexa Davalos as Teddy Sampson , Anthony Head as William Benton, Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. as Don Luis Terrazas
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