In 1909, Emiliano Zapata, a well-born but penniless Mexican Mestizo from the southern state of Morelos, comes to Mexico City to complain that their arable land has been enclosed, leaving them only in the barren hills. His expressed dissatisfaction with President Diaz's response puts him in danger, and when he rashly rescues a prisoner from the local militia, he becomes an outlaw. Urged on by a strolling intellectual, Fernando, he supports the exiled Don Francisco Madero again... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1909, Emiliano Zapata, a well-born but penniless Mexican Mestizo from the southern state of Morelos, comes to Mexico City to complain that their arable land has been enclosed, leaving them only in the barren hills. His expressed dissatisfaction with President Diaz's response puts him in danger, and when he rashly rescues a prisoner from the local militia, he becomes an outlaw. Urged on by a strolling intellectual, Fernando, he supports the exiled Don Francisco Madero against Diaz and becomes the leader of his forces in the South as Francisco 'Pancho' Villa is in the North. Diaz flees, and Madero takes his place, but he is a puppet president in the hands of the army leader Huerta, who has him assassinated when he tries to express solidarity for the men who fought for him. Zapata and Villa return to arms; successful in victory, they seek a leader for the country. Zapata unwillingly takes a job, but later he responds to petitioners from his own village with no more reassurance than Diaz had years before. Realizing that with power his idealism has gone, he returns with them to Morelos, specifically to investigate their complaints against his brother Eufemio. New leaders take his place and, egged on by indomitable Fernando, they decide that Zapata is a threat to their regime.
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| Time OutGeoff AndrewThe direction and John Steinbeck's script seem stranded in a no man's land between straightforward adventure and a pessimistic allegory about the corrupting nature of power. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThe Mexican revolution whitewashed for east-coast intellectuals. |
| DVDLaserDouglas PrattElia Kazan's only stab at an action picture |
| VarietyVariety StaffElia Kazan's direction strives for a personal intimacy but neither he nor the John Steinbeck scripting achieves in enough measure. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyKazan's biopic of the Mexican revolutionary offers good parts to Marlon Brando in the lead and Anthony Quinn as his brother, but it gets too conventional in the second half. |
| Matt's Movie ReviewsMatthew PejkovicElia Kazan places an interesting and honest spotlight upon politics, which proves that left wing liberators are just as dangerous as the right wing fascists they have overpowered, and vice versa. |
| Movie MetropolisJames Plath"Viva Zapata!" is one of those films that, while it continues to have impressive aspects, just doesn't hold up as well as it did when it was first made. You find yourself wishing it were in widescreen, and that they had hired at least ONE Latino actor. |
| User ReviewJennifer B"A strong man makes a weak people. Strong people don't need a strong man." Viva Zapata! Viva Kazan! Viva Brando! |
| User ReviewHesham AWhen you watch a film after nearly 59 years & you still feel that you extremely interacted with the picture.....then this film is definitely a classic. The casting is brilliant either Brando, Quinn (which I liked the most) or Peters. The dialog specificity was quite clear to the ear & you won't be surprised when you know that Stienbeck is the one who wrote it. The locations & decor brought you back to the beginnings of the 20th century. I loved it. |
| User ReviewJohn BMy favorite movie. I have seen it over two dozen times. The ending is unforgettable. It shows the lesson that Zapata learned about trusting others to govern us. He starts out ignorant about politics and learns that no one can be trusted with power over others. His final advice to his protege is to self-govern. This is especially relevant in today's world of sheep who yearn for a leader. |
