The Life of General Villa (1914)
1h 45m
Running Time
May 9, 1914Release Date
The Life of General Villa (1914)
1h 45m
Running Time
May 9, 1914Release Date
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Silent biographical action–drama film starring Pancho Villa as himself. The movie incorporates both staged scenes and authentic live footage from real battles during the Mexican Revolution.
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Release DateMay 9, 1914
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Filming LocationsMexico
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The Life of General Villa (1914) is a silent biographical action–drama film starring Pancho Villa as himself, shot on location during a civil war. The film incorporated both staged scenes and authentic live footage from real battles during the Mexican Revolution, around which the plot of the film revolves. The film was produced by D. W. Griffith and featured future director Raoul Walsh as the younger version of Villa.
Currently the film is presumably lost, with only unedited fragments and publicity stills known to exist.
The making of the film and associated events were dramatized in the film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) with Antonio Banderas starring as Villa and Kyle Chandler playing Walsh.