And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself Review

: To accommodate the cameras, Villa reportedly agreed to fight battles only during daylight hours and even restaged some events for the lens.

: The story is told through the eyes of Frank Thayer (Eion Bailey), a young, inexperienced film executive sent to negotiate with Villa. And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

: Facing a lack of funding and negative American press, Villa (played by Antonio Banderas ) signs a $25,000 contract to allow a film crew to document his military campaign. : To accommodate the cameras, Villa reportedly agreed

: The actual silent film produced, The Life of General Villa , was the first American feature-length movie; today, the original is lost, with only unedited battle fragments surviving. Cast and Crew : The actual silent film produced, The Life

The film featured a star-studded cast and was, at the time, the most expensive television movie ever made with a budget of over $30 million. Antonio Banderas Frank Thayer Eion Bailey Sam Dreben Alan Arkin Harry Aitken Jim Broadbent D.W. Griffith Colm Feore Raoul Walsh Kyle Chandler Historical Accuracy Pancho Villa - News - IMDb