Viva Zapata!

• Marlon Brando: Emiliano Zapata
• Jean Peters: Josefa Zapata
• Anthony Quinn: Eufemio Zapata
• Joseph Wiseman: Fernando
• Arnold Moss: Don Nacio
• Alan Reed: Pancho Villa
• Margo: Soldadera
• Harold Gordon: Madero
• Frank Silvera: General Huerta
• Fay Roope: President Diaz
• Mildred Dunnock: Señora Espejo

Viva Zapata! is an American feature film from director Elia Kazan from the year 1952. The drama documents the rise of the revolutionary peasant Emiliano Zapata (played by Marlon Brando ) to the Mexican folk hero.

Action

1909 require farmers and farm workers from the Mexican President Diaz the return of their lands. The farmers are evicted from the fields. Emiliano Zapata flees with his brother Eufemio in the mountains. There he received a call, Madero wanted to topple with Zapata and Pancho Villa Diaz together. After a short time already Zapata is captured. Farmers, indigenous people and farm workers are free to press it but. Finally Diaz abdicates, now Zapata can finally marry his beloved Josefa. But Diaz successor Madero relies on weak and General Help Huertas who wishes to market the farmers again. Re- kindled resistance, in which even his friend Pablo Zapata shoots, because the contact with the President Madero has taken to convey. The influence of his companion Fernando is stronger. After Madero is finally overthrown and Zapata feeding in Mexico City, he treated a delegation farmers similar, as was the treated Diaz Zapata. Zapata is terrified of himself and falls in 1919 assassinated.

Background

Anthony Quinn was surprised at the choice of Brando as an actor of the title character Zapata. He thought he was with his natural Latino flair the better choice. To see who is the "better" Latino, Quinn and Brando made ​​a kind of competition. Who could urinate in the Rio Grande farthest, would represent the Zapata. Quinn lost the competition.

The production studio had originally intended Tyrone Power for the role of Zapata.

Reviews

The filmdienst celebrated Kazan's film in its contemporary critics as "outstanding staged, moving mock historical adventure film. ". " Impressively, the events to reflect on vicious circle of the revolution and the changes that may cause the people of the possession of power, compressed. "

Awards

DVD Release

• Viva Zapata! . Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006