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Viva Villa!

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description Viva Villa! Overview

Viva Villa! is a 1934 Western directed by Jack Conway, portraying the life of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. The film was adapted from a book and utilized location shooting in Mexico, with contributions from several screenwriters including Ben Hecht and Howard Hawks. David O.

Selznick produced this pre-Code picture alongside uncredited directors Wellman and Hawks.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

info Viva Villa! Specifications

Country	United States
Year	1934

help Viva Villa! FAQ

Is Viva Villa! a historically accurate Pancho Villa biography?

No. AFI describes it as fiction woven out of historical events, and the film takes major liberties with Pancho Villa's life. Wallace Beery plays the adult Villa in the 1934 MGM production. ([AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/7079))

Who else stars in Viva Villa!?

Fay Wray plays Teresa, Leo Carrillo plays Sierra, and Stuart Erwin plays American reporter Johnny Sykes. The film presents Villa as both a revolutionary figure and a larger-than-life Western hero.

Was Viva Villa! filmed in Mexico?

Yes. The production used location shooting in Mexico as well as studio work, which was unusual for a major 1934 Hollywood production. Jack Conway is the principal credited director.

What kind of film is Viva Villa!?

It is a 1934 American pre-Code Western and fictionalized historical adventure. The plot follows Doroteo Arango's transformation into the revolutionary leader known as Pancho Villa.

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