Pancho Villa (1972)

Original title

El desafío de Pancho Villa

Directed by

Eugenio Martín

Genre

Western film, Spaghetti Western, adventure film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Spain

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Pancho Villa follows the legendary Mexican bandit and revolutionary in a fictional adventure. The film blends broad action with a satirical tone that reflects antiwar feelings from the Vietnam era.

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What happens

Pancho Villa is a 1972 Italian-Spanish spaghetti western film directed by Eugenio Martín. It takes as its starting point the life and legend of the Mexican bandit-revolutionary of that name, but has no other basis in historical fact. The film features Telly Savalas, Clint Walker, Chuck Connors and Anne Francis. Shot in Spain, this "brawling spectacle" 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. The title song "We All End Up the Same", with music by John Cacavas and lyrics by Don Black, is sung by Savalas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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