Viva Zapata! 1952

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 113 min

genre: drama

theme: biographical

director: Elia Kazan

Score: 6 / 10

Viva Zapata! is a 1952 American biographical Western film directed by Elia Kazan, dramatizing the life of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata from his peasant upbringing through his rise to power in the early 1900s and his death in 1919. It stars Marlon Brando as the title character, and features Jean Peters as his wife Josefa and Anthony Quinn as his brother Eufemio. The screenplay was written by John Steinbeck, using Edgcumb Pinchon's 1941 book Zapata the Unconquerable as a guide.

Plot

Emiliano Zapata is part of a delegation sent to complain about injustices to corrupt longtime president Porfirio Díaz, but Díaz dismisses their concerns, driving Zapata to open rebellion, along with his brother Eufemio. He unites with Pancho Villa under the leadership of naive reformer Francisco Madero.

Awards

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Cast

More details

author	John Steinbeck
award	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
contentLocation	Mexico
director	Elia Kazan
editor	Barbara McLean
events	Mexican Revolution
genre	action drama western
keywords	campesinos drive elite emiliano zapata end eufemio eufemio zapata francisco madero kill murder nothing pancho villa porfirio díaz rebel leader ten tragic days tenant farmer than the then has him murdered victoriano huerta
musicBy	Alex North
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	Darryl F. Zanuck
publisher	20th Century Fox
recordedAt	Colorado Mexico New Mexico Roma
theme	action drama biographical biographical drama