STARRING PANCHO VILLA AS HIMSELF (DVD/16X9/WS/ENG-FR-SP-SUB/BEHIND S/AUDIO DVD

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Antonio Banderas plays the title role in this cable-TV reenactment of a little-known chapter in the life of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. The year is 1914: With Villa's war of rebellion against the Huerta forces going badly, he hits upon a brilliant method to finance his crusade. Actually, the idea is brought to him: American filmmakers D.W. Griffith (Colm Feore) and Harry Aiken (Jim Broadbent), then busy at work on The Birth of a Nation, approach Villa with a request that he sell them the movie rights to his revolution. Acting as Griffith and Aiken's representative, junior executive Frank Thayer (Eion Bailey) tags along with Villa as the rebel leader willingly "directs" the film of his campaign, even going so far as to delay mass executions until early morning so that the cameramen won't "lose the sun." Ultimately, Villa's dreams of cinematic glory are dashed when the American public, goaded on by certain special interest groups, turns against Pancho and his noble cause. By turns comic, tragic, gruesome, and ironic, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself was first telecast by HBO on September 7, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Antonio Banderas as Pancho Villa Eion Bailey as Frank Thayer

Crew Bruce Beresford - Director Mark Warner - Editor Joshua Maurer - Executive Producer Larry Gelbart - Executive Producer Gary Levinsohn - Executive Producer Mark Gordon - Executive Producer Joseph Vitarelli - Composer (Music Score) Evyen Klean - Musical Direction/Supervision Herbert Pinter - Production Designer Peter James - Cinematographer Tony Mark - Producer Sue Jett - Producer Diane Sillan Isaacs - Producer Lourdes Diaz - Producer Larry Gelbart - Teleplay By Larry Gelbart - Screenwriter

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
(not reviewed)
 

Antonio Banderas: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Ma (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish, French Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: cc Audio commentary by Oscar nominated writer/executive producer Larry Gelbart (Tootsie, series creator of M*A*S*H) Behind-the-scenes featurette MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 115 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Invitation From Pancho [7:03] 2. Meet Pancho Villa [10:17] 3. Take One [11:19] 4. Screen Test [4:53] 5. Bandito Villa [7:54] 6. Making Headlines [4:23] 7. A Gentleman's Hand [5:22] 8. A Star Is Born [9:47] 9. President Villa [5:20] 10. Firing the Director [8:42] 11. The Federales [5:08] 12. Battle at Torreón [7:24] 13. The War Ends [6:02] 14. The Premiere [5:38] 15. A Hero's Ending [8:31] 16. End Credits [3:45]