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VILLA RIDES!
YUL BRYNNER (The Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments, Westworld)
ROBERT MITCHUM (The Night of the Hunter, Cape Fear, Ryan's Daughter)
CHARLES BRONSON (Death Wish, Messenger of Death, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects)
HERBERT LOM (Appointment with Crime, A Shot in the Dark, Spartacus)
ROBERT VIHARO (Valley of the Dolls, Hide in Plain Sight, Romero)
FERNANDO REY (The French Connection, Tristana, That Obscure Object of Desire)
ALEXANDER KNOX (The Longest Day, The Vikings)
GRAZIA BUCCELLA (The Fall of Rome, The Secret Agents, Rasputin)
Directed by
BUZZ KULIK (Shamus, The Hunter, Brian's Song)
Villa Rides! brings together a cadre of Academy Award winners and nominees including Yul Brynner (Best Actor winner for The King and I - 1957), Robert Mitchum (Best Supporting Actor nominee for Story of G.I. Joe - 1946), Alexander Knox (Best Actor nominee for Wilson - 1945), Robert Towne (Best Original Screenplay winner for Chinatown - 1975), Maurice Jarre (Best Score winner for Lawrence of Arabia - 1963, Doctor Zhivago - 1966, A Passage to India - 1985) and Jack Hildyard (Best Cinematography winner for The Bridge on the River Kwai - 1958).
YEAR: 1968
GENRE: HISTORICAL DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 125 mins
RATING: R
VIDEO: 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio; COLOR
AUDIO: MONO
Villa Rides!, Buzz Kulik's (Shamus) sprawling historical adventure set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution stars Yul Brynner (The Magnificent Seven) as the Mexican renegade Pancho Villa and Robert Mitchum (The Night of the Hunter) as Lee Arnold, an American fortune hunter for hire. Villa Rides! features a supporting cast that includes Charles Bronson (Messenger of Death) as Villa's right hand man, Rodolfo Fierro; Herbert Lom (A Shot in the Dark) as the imperious General Victoriano Huerta; Alexander Knox (The Longest Day) as President Francisco Madero; Fernando Rey (The French Connection) as the dutiful soldier Fuentes; and Grazia Buccella (After the Fox) as Fina, the woman who would share the love of both Villa and Arnold. Villa Rides! is written for the screen by the legendary Robert Towne (Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown - 1975) and Sam Peckinpah (Oscar nominee for The Wild Bunch screenplay - 1970) based on the novel by William Douglas Lansford; photographed by Jack Hildyard (Oscar winner for The Bridge on the River Kwai - 1958) and features a rousing score by three-time Oscar winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia - 1963, Doctor Zhivago - 1966, A Passage to India - 1985).
YUL BRYNNER (The Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments, Westworld)
ROBERT MITCHUM (The Night of the Hunter, Cape Fear, Ryan's Daughter)
CHARLES BRONSON (Death Wish, Messenger of Death, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects)
HERBERT LOM (Appointment with Crime, A Shot in the Dark, Spartacus)
ROBERT VIHARO (Valley of the Dolls, Hide in Plain Sight, Romero)
FERNANDO REY (The French Connection, Tristana, That Obscure Object of Desire)
ALEXANDER KNOX (The Longest Day, The Vikings)
GRAZIA BUCCELLA (The Fall of Rome, The Secret Agents, Rasputin)
Directed by
BUZZ KULIK (Shamus, The Hunter, Brian's Song)
Villa Rides! brings together a cadre of Academy Award winners and nominees including Yul Brynner (Best Actor winner for The King and I - 1957), Robert Mitchum (Best Supporting Actor nominee for Story of G.I. Joe - 1946), Alexander Knox (Best Actor nominee for Wilson - 1945), Robert Towne (Best Original Screenplay winner for Chinatown - 1975), Maurice Jarre (Best Score winner for Lawrence of Arabia - 1963, Doctor Zhivago - 1966, A Passage to India - 1985) and Jack Hildyard (Best Cinematography winner for The Bridge on the River Kwai - 1958).
YEAR: 1968
GENRE: HISTORICAL DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 125 mins
RATING: R
VIDEO: 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio; COLOR
AUDIO: MONO
Villa Rides!, Buzz Kulik's (Shamus) sprawling historical adventure set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution stars Yul Brynner (The Magnificent Seven) as the Mexican renegade Pancho Villa and Robert Mitchum (The Night of the Hunter) as Lee Arnold, an American fortune hunter for hire. Villa Rides! features a supporting cast that includes Charles Bronson (Messenger of Death) as Villa's right hand man, Rodolfo Fierro; Herbert Lom (A Shot in the Dark) as the imperious General Victoriano Huerta; Alexander Knox (The Longest Day) as President Francisco Madero; Fernando Rey (The French Connection) as the dutiful soldier Fuentes; and Grazia Buccella (After the Fox) as Fina, the woman who would share the love of both Villa and Arnold. Villa Rides! is written for the screen by the legendary Robert Towne (Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown - 1975) and Sam Peckinpah (Oscar nominee for The Wild Bunch screenplay - 1970) based on the novel by William Douglas Lansford; photographed by Jack Hildyard (Oscar winner for The Bridge on the River Kwai - 1958) and features a rousing score by three-time Oscar winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia - 1963, Doctor Zhivago - 1966, A Passage to India - 1985).