Hurray Mexico!

1932 1h 28m ES

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★7.1TMDB · 14

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Synopsis

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Unedited film that Sergei Eisenstein, Grigoriy Aleksandrov and Eduard Tisse shot in Mexico 1931-32. This record only represents the 200,000-plus feet of unedited film that Sergei Eisenstein, Grigoriy Aleksandrov and Eduard Tisse shot in Mexico 1931/32 for Mary and Upton Sinclair and three American co-financiers. It was Eisenstein's vision to end up with movie about Mexico in six parts called "Calavera", "Sandunga", "Maguey", "Fiesta", "Soldadera", and "Epilogue". The project was canceled before it was completed due to cost overruns and months-delayed completion, and the producers refused to let Eisenstein attempt to edit anything from the material he had finished after Iosif Stalin called him back to the USSR. From this footage the following pictures were subsequently edited by other hands: Thunder Over Mexico (1933), Eisenstein in Mexico (1933), Death Day (1934), Time in the Sun (1940), and Que Viva Mexico (1979).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sergei Eisenstein
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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94 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Mexico, United States of America.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sergei Eisenstein, shot by Grigoriy Aleksandrov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022756 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sergei Eisenstein directs. Grigoriy Aleksandrov behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico, United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
294 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3International production across 2 countries: Mexico, United States of America.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Sergei Eisenstein, shot by Grigoriy Aleksandrov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6IMDB entry: tt0022756 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.