Villa Rides (1968)
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Yul Brynner stars as the legendary Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa in this 1968 epic that was originally written by Sam Peckinpah, who hoped to direct it. But studio bosses instead hired Buzz Kulik and cut the script. Villa is commanded by General Huerta (Herbert Lom) and assisted by the sadistic… More Yul Brynner stars as the legendary Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa in this 1968 epic that was originally written by Sam Peckinpah, who hoped to direct it. But studio bosses instead hired Buzz Kulik and cut the script. Villa is commanded by General Huerta (Herbert Lom) and assisted by the sadistic Fierro (Charles Bronson). Captain Francisco Ramirez (Frank Wolff) is a counter-revolutionary leader for whom an American pilot, Lee Arnold (Robert Mitchum), is smuggling guns from Texas. While Arnold is in a small village waiting for his place to be fixed, he sees Ramirez's troops attack the village and get routed by Villa. The rebels arrest Arnold for gun-running and sentence him to face a firing squad. He works a deal to save his skin by agreeing to fly missions for the revolutionaries. While Villa's men attack a train, Arnold bombs government troops with grenades. Arnold's aerial support saves Villa when he is sent on a doomed mission by Huerta, who is vying with Villa for power. Arnold escapes to Texas and Villa is arrested for disobeying Huerta's orders. Villa eventually escapes, finds Arnold in Texas, and convinces him to fight again for the revolution, which is now targeting Huerta, who has assassinated the Mexican president and taken power. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- Buzz Kulik
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 20, 1968 Wide
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Cast
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Yul Brynner
as Pancho Villa
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Robert Mitchum
as Lee
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Maria Grazia Buccella
as Fina Gonzalez
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Charles Bronson
as Fierro
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Jill Ireland
as Girl in Restaurant
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Robert Viharo
as Urbina
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Frank Wolff
as Ramirez
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Herbert Lom
as Huerta
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Alexander Knox
as Madero
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Diana Lorys
as Emilita
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Fernando Rey
as Fuentes
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Andres Monreal
as Herrera
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Robert Carricart
as Don Luis Gonzalez
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José María Prada
as Major
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John Ireland
as Dave Man in Barber Shop
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Julio Peña
as General
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Antonio Padilla Ruiz
as Juan Gonzalez
- Robert Towne
