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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself - Region 2

Description: A bizarre footnote from film history comes to life in And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, an ambitious made-for-HBO opus that casts a jaundiced eye on Hollywood and politics. It's based on truth: in 1913, a movie crew went to Mexico to film general Pancho Villa, who was in the middle of leading a revolution in his country. Screenwriter Larry Gelbart and director Bruce Beresford use this mind-boggling situation to measure various Hollywood absurdities, but also to comment on the way showbiz has bent reality to fit convenient, crowd-pleasing expectations. Antonio Banderas gets a full head of steam going as Villa; he's so much b ... (more)
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Release date: 1 August 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 7321900252805
Tags: Drama (1), Biographies (1)
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