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And starring Pancho Villa as himself [videorecording] /

Contributor(s): Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: 92123 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: New York, NY : HBO Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004], c2003.Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

ISBN:

0783125380

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

791.43/72 22

LOC classification:

F1234.V63 A53 2004 VideoDVD

Production credits:

Director of photography, Peter James ; editors, Mark Warner, Ed Warschilka ; music, Joseph Vitarelli ; costume designer, Eduardo Castro ; production designer, Herbert Pinter.

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Matt Day, Michael McKean, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos, Anthony Stewart Head, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent.Summary: Golden Globe nominated Antonio Banderas (Once Upon a Time in Mexico) stars in this incredible true story of how Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa allowed a Hollywood crew to film him in battle, altering the course of film and military history in the process. The adventure gets its start when early movie giants D.W. Griffith (Colm Feore) and Harry Aiken (Jim Broadbent) send a junior executive, Frank Thayer (Eion Bailey) to Mexico to persuade the cash-strapped, publicity-hungry Villa to let them film his revolution. Stepping into the literal cross fire, Thayer's crew risk their lives in the mingling of fiction and reality. After a string of dangerous exploits, narrow escapes and double crosses worthy of a silent action short, Thayer and Villa make their movie, and "The Life of General Villa" is released in the U.S. to popular acclaim. The film changes the public opinion in Villa's favor and proves that "the lens is mightier than the sword." Features: audio commentary by Oscar nominated writer/executive producer Larry Gelbart (Tootsie, series creater of M*A*S*H), behind-the-scenes featurette, English/Spanish/French subtitles. (HBO Films)Summary: The true story of how Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa allowed a Hollywood crew to film him in battle, altering the course of film and military history in the process. Early movie giants D.W. Griffin and Harry Aiken send Frank Thayer to Mexico to persuade the cash-strapped, publicity-hungry Villa to let them film his revolution. Stepping into the literal cross fire, Thayer's crew risk their lives in the mingling of fiction and reality. The two make their movie and its original U.S. release helps change public opinion in Villa's favor and proves "the lens is mightier than the sword."

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD 1055 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16050121818

Originally produced or released in 2003.

Run time: approx. 112 min.

DVD, Region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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