Villa Rides

"Villa rages! Villa lusts! Villa kills! VILLA RIDES!"

1968 2h 1m EN

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6.2

MID

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6.3

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 68★6.3IMDB · 2,578

Western

Synopsis

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Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner and pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa and his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados and stealing women's hearts as they go. But each has a nemesis among his friends: Arnold is tormented by Fierro, Villa's right-hand-man; and Villa must face possible betrayal by his own president's naiveté

“Villa rages! Villa lusts! Villa kills! VILLA RIDES!”

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Cast

Yul Brynner
Pancho Villa
Robert Mitchum
Lee Arnold
Maria Grazia Buccella
Fina
Charles Bronson
Rodolfo Fierro
Herbert Lom
General Huerta
Robert Viharo
Urbina
Frank Wolff
Ramirez
Alexander Knox
President Madero

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Buzz Kulik
Writers: Robert Towne, Sam Peckinpah
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Buzz Kulik, shot by Jack Hildyard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Maurice Jarre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Bretherton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yul Brynner and Robert Mitchum and Maria Grazia Buccella carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Villa rages! Villa lusts! Villa kills! VILLA RIDES!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0063775 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Buzz Kulik directs. Jack Hildyard behind the camera. Maurice Jarre scores. David Bretherton cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Buzz Kulik, shot by Jack Hildyard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Maurice Jarre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor David Bretherton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yul Brynner and Robert Mitchum and Maria Grazia Buccella carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Villa rages! Villa lusts! Villa kills! VILLA RIDES!".
7IMDB entry: tt0063775 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "mexico", "resistance", "mexican revolution", "biography".