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Viva Zapata!

Year:

1952

Duration:

113 min | Argentina:115 min | West Germany:104 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | War | Western

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

Elia Kazan

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1952-08-22

Filming Locations: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, Durango, Colorado, USA

Earnings

Gross: ITL 80,600,000 (Italy) ( 1967)

Cast

Actor

Character

Margo

Marlon Brando

Emiliano Zapata

Jean Peters

Josefa Zapata

Anthony Quinn

Eufemio Zapata

Joseph Wiseman

Fernando Aguirre

Arnold Moss

Don Nacio

Alan Reed

Pancho Villa

Harold Gordon

Francisco Indalecio Madero

Lou Gilbert

Pablo

Frank Silvera

Victoriano Huerta

Florenz Ames

Señor Espejo

Richard Garrick

Old General

Fay Roope

President Porfirio Diaz

Mildred Dunnock

Señora Espejo

Rico Alaniz

Guard (uncredited)

Daniel Armijo

Minor Role (uncredited)

Ross Bagdasarian

Officer (uncredited)

Salvador Baguez

Soldier (uncredited)

Abner Biberman

Captain (uncredited)

John F. Bray

(uncredited)

Enrique Cabrera

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jack Carr

Huerta's Aide (uncredited)

Edward Colmans

Secretary (uncredited)

Miguel Contreras

Mexican (uncredited)

Henry Corden

Senior Officer (uncredited)

Frank DeKova

Colonel Guajardo (uncredited)

Joe Dominguez

Manuel (uncredited)

Larry Duran

(uncredited)

Fernanda Eliscu

Fuentes' Wife (uncredited)

Robert Filmer

Captain of Rurales (uncredited)

William Frescas

Minor Role (uncredited)

David Fresco

Guard (uncredited)

Leonard George

Husband (uncredited)

Bernie Gozier

Zapatista (uncredited)

Joseph Granby

(uncredited)

Joe Herrera

Rurale (uncredited)

Ruben Holquin

Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Kingston

(uncredited)

Marc Krah

Officer (uncredited)

Will Kuluva

Lazaro (uncredited)

George J. Lewis

Rurale (uncredited)

Paul Lopez

Minor Role (uncredited)

Peter Mamakos

Soldier (uncredited)

Tiger Joe Marsh

Bit Part (uncredited)

Charles Martinez

Minor Role (uncredited)

Yolanda Mirelez

Girl (uncredited)

Alex Montoya

Rurale (uncredited)

Julia Montoya

Wife (uncredited)

Daniel Núñez

Minor Role (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

New General (uncredited)

Kumar Pallana

Soldier (uncredited)

James Porta

Minor Role (uncredited)

Pedro Regas

Innocente (uncredited)

Ric Roman

Manager (uncredited)

Fred Sadoff

Soldier (uncredited)

Juan Saenz

Minor Role (uncredited)

Danny Sands

Minor Role (uncredited)

Henri Sidoni

Driver (uncredited)

Henry Silva

Hernandez - Peasant who challenges 'president' Zapata (uncredited)

Marc Snegoff

(uncredited)

Marc Snow

Attendant (uncredited)

Shooting Star

Minor Role (uncredited)

Guy Thomajan

Eduardo (uncredited)

Nick Thompson

Delegate (uncredited)

Carlo Tricoli

Photographer (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt

Commanding Officer (uncredited)

Nina Varela

Aunt (uncredited)

Juan Varro

Guard (uncredited)

Irving Winter

Pepe (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Tyrone Power was the studio's original choice to play Emiliano Zapata.

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Before Jean Peters landed the role, Julie Harris was set to play Josefa Zapata.

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Marlon Brando was tested for the lead role in early 1949.

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Goofs

When Zapata rides away across the plaza after a confrontation, his pistol falls out of his holster without his noticing.

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When Emeliano is thrown on the slab in the middle of town so all could see what happens to revolutionaries at the end of the movie Brando's stomach could be seen heavily breathing even though he is supposed to be dead.

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Eufemio's 'dead body' is heavily breathing.

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Quotes

Emiliano Zapata: A strong people is the only way to freedom!

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Fernando: Where are you going?

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Fernando: [to a vistor wanting to see Zapata] General Zapata is busy.

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Faq

Why isn't there a Region 1 US DVD available? Is there a rights issue or something?

It is now available as part of The Elia Kazan Collection (release date 2010 Nov 9). I don't think there was a rights issue, just a lack of confidence on the studio's part that it would sell a sufficient number of copies.

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