Pancho Villa (film)
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Director Eugenio Martin Music director Anton Garcia Abril Duration Language English | 5/10 IMDb Genre Biography, Drama, Western Screenplay Julian Zimet Country United StatesUnited KingdomSpain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 31, 1972 (1972-10-31) (West Germany) Writer Eugenio Martin (story), Julian Zimet (screenplay) Initial release October 31, 1972 (West Germany) Cast (Pancho Villa), (Scotty), (Col. Wilcox), (Flo), (Luis), Ángel del Pozo (Lt. Eager)Similar movies Blackhat , The Big Gundown , Chamaco , Hole in the Forehead , Django , 10,000 Dollars for a Massacre Tagline The only man to invade the U.S.A. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Y pancho villa como el mismo el vasco
Pancho Villa is a 1972 American, British and Spanish spaghetti western film directed by Eugenio Martín. The film features Telly Savalas, Clint Walker, Chuck Connors and Anne Francis. Shot in Spain, this "brawling spectacle" has an often-overlooked light-comedy satirical facet, which to this day often confuses the viewers. The storyline was developed during the Vietnam War and reflected certain antiwar sentiments in an American society.
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Plot
After being double-crossed in an arms deal by a gun merchant McDermott (Luis Dávila) from Columbus, New Mexico, a legendary Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa played by (Telly Savalas) and his US lieutenant Scotty (Clint Walker) decide to take a revenge by first raiding a US Army weapons depot in Columbus, and then seizing McDermott. The title song "We All End Up The Same", music by John Cacavas and lyrics by Don Black, is sung by Telly Savalas.
Cast
Production
Producer Bernard Gordon wrote in his autobiography that Telly Savalas and Clint Walker did not get along during the shooting of the movie. Salavas made attempts to upstage Walker and even insisted on changing some two-shots into solo shots. On the contrary, Clint Walker enjoyed Anne Francis companionship unlike his onscreen character. This was important to him since not much time passed after Walker barely survived a skiing accident, which, as he told Gordon, completely changed his life. Gordon stated that the production was finished on time and on budget despite script problems.
References
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