Outlaws - For Greater Glory

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The take

Dean Wright directs. James Horner scores. Richard Francis-Bruce cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Mexico, United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Earned back only 85% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
• 2Released 14 years ago.
• 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
• 4International production across 2 countries: Mexico, United States of America.
• 5Original score by James Horner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Richard Francis-Bruce shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Eva Longoria and Andy Garcia and Oscar Isaac carry the top of the cast.
• 8Marketing tagline: "The True Story of Cristiada".
• 9IMDB entry: tt1566501 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score

James Horner

Editing

Richard Francis-Bruce

Production design

Salvador Parra

Costume design

María Estela Fernández

Makeup / hair

Carla Tinoco

VFX supervisor

Olivier Dumont

Runtime

145 min · 2h 25m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$12,000,000

Box office

$10,173,682

Return

85% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  For Greater Glory | Available on DVD/Blu-ray/On Demand 9.11

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Community reviews

What people are saying

• tmdb870696032012-06-05
  ★ 8/10

  This is a great story with some flawed movie making. I still give it a high rating for the story (some) of the acting and the cinematography. The story is a great story but not greatly told in this film. That is the "flawed" part. The beginning of the movie comes across stiffly including some stiff acting from otherwise excellent actors. The amazing part of this story is that it is true, history that almost nobody - in or out of Mexico knows about. Some of the cinematography in this film is beautiful. After watching the movie I went home to read more about this period and found some astonishing facts such as 90,000 people were slaughtered in this very short (and recent) period of time. While the film did not shy away from some graphic violence, I don't think it did a good job of conveying just how dark this period must have been and instead opted for Hollywood style heroes and gunfights. Despite the name-brand actors who fill the movie, Andy Garcia was good but Maruicio Kuri was the highlight and Oscar Isaac was also notable.

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Production companies

Who made it

• DO

  Dos Corazones

• NE

  NewLand Films

Key crew

• CastingKaren Rea
• EditorRichard Francis-Bruce
• CastingManuel Teil
• ProducerPablo José Barroso
• Makeup ArtistCarla Tinoco
• CinematographyEduardo Martínez Solares
• Costume DesignMaría Estela Fernández
• Set DecorationDaniela Rojas
• Line ProducerSandra Solares
• CastingDianne Crittenden
• EditorMike Jackson
• Production DesignSalvador Parra
• Art DirectionEzra Buenrostro
• Visual Effects ProducerDrew Jones
• Visual Effects SupervisorOlivier Dumont

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• based on true story
• catholic

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2012-06-01R

Also known as

International titles

• CristiadaMX
• For Greater Glory: The True Story of CristiadaUS
• CristerosFR
• CristiadaES
• CristiadaUS
• КрістіадаUA
• 更大的辉煌CN