Pancho Villa (film)

Pancho Villa
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Eugenio Martín
Produced by	Bernard Gordon
Screenplay by	Julian Zimet; (as Julian Halevy)
Story by	Eugenio Martín
Starring	Telly Savalas; Clint Walker; Chuck Connors; Anne Francis
Music by	Antón García Abril
Cinematography	Alejandro Ulloa
Edited by	Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa
Production; company	Granada Films; Scotia International
Distributed by	Scotia International Film Distributors
Release date	31 October 1972 (West Germany);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States; United Kingdom; Spain
Language	English

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.[1] Shot in Spain, this "brawling spectacle"[2] has an often-overlooked light-comedy satirical facet, which to this day often confuses viewers. The storyline was developed during the Vietnam War and reflected certain antiwar sentiments in an American society.[3]

Plot

After being double-crossed in an arms deal by a gun merchant McDermott (Luis Dávila) from Columbus, New Mexico, legendary Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (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", with music by John Cacavas and lyrics by Don Black, is sung by Telly Savalas.[4]

Cast

Telly Savalas as Pancho Villa
Clint Walker as Scotty
Chuck Connors as Col. Wilcox
Anne Francis as Flo
José María Prada as Luis
Ángel del Pozo as Lt. Eager
Luis Dávila as McDermott
Mónica Randall as Lupe
Antonio Casas as General Goyo
Alberto Dalbés as Captain Mendoza
Walter Coy as General Pershing

Production

Producer Bernard Gordon wrote in his autobiography that Telly Savalas and Clint Walker did not get along during the shooting of the movie. Savalas made attempts to upstage Walker and even insisted on changing some two-shots into solo shots.[5] Conversely, Clint Walker enjoyed Anne Francis's companionship, unlike his onscreen character.[6] This was important to Walker, as not much time had passed since he had barely survived a skiing accident, which, as he told Gordon, completely changed his life.[5] Gordon stated that the production was finished on time and on budget despite script problems.

References

Pancho Villa at IMDb.
Rodriguez, Clara E. (2004). Heroes, Lovers, and Others: The Story of Latinos in Hollywood. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books. p. 159.
Rampell, Ed (2005). Progressive Hollywood: A People's Film History of the United States. New York: Disinformation Company. p. 121. ISBN 9781932857108.
"Record Details". 45cat.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
Gordon, Bernard (1999). Hollywood exile, or, How I learned to love the blacklist: A memoir. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Wagner, L (2011). Anne Francis: The life and career. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland.

External links

Pancho Villa at IMDb
Pancho Villa at AllMovie
Pancho Villa film at Hulu
Pancho Villa at Rotten Tomatoes
Pancho Villa at the Spaghetti Western Database
Pancho Villa ending titles on YouTube

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[1] Pancho Villa at IMDb.

[2] Rodriguez, Clara E. (2004). Heroes, Lovers, and Others: The Story of Latinos in Hollywood. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books. p. 159.

[3] Rampell, Ed (2005). Progressive Hollywood: A People's Film History of the United States. New York: Disinformation Company. p. 121. ISBN 9781932857108.

[4] "Record Details". 45cat.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

[Bernard_Gordon-5] Gordon, Bernard (1999). Hollywood exile, or, How I learned to love the blacklist: A memoir. Austin: University of Texas Press.

[6] Wagner, L (2011). Anne Francis: The life and career. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland.