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The Best Movies About the Mexican Revolution
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Must take place during the Mexican Revolution
The list below is a full list of all the Mexican Revolution movies ever made. The following Mexican Revolution movies list may be sorted by cast, year, director or more. This Mexican Revolution films list has Mexican Revolution movie titles that you can click on to learn more about the film. The Mexican Revolution films list can also be copied to create your own version.
These are also some great movies to watch on Cinco De Mayo.
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Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli- Released: 1971
- Directed by: Sergio Leone
At the beginning of the Mexican Revolution in 1913, greedy bandit Juan Miranda (Rod Steiger) and idealist John H. Mallory (James Coburn), an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from ...more
2William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan- Released: 1969
- Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
In this gritty Western classic, aging outlaw Pike Bishop (William Holden) prepares to retire after one final robbery. Joined by his gang, which includes Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine) and brothers ...more![The Mercenary]()
3Franco Nero, Tony Musante, Jack Palance- Released: 1968
- Directed by: Sergio Corbucci
Sergei Kowalski (Franco Nero), a mercenary only out for himself and a few dollars, joins up with a Mexican peasant-turned-revolutionary, Paco Roman (Tony Musante), when the price is right. No longer ...more![And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself]()
4Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Michael McKean- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Loosely based on real-life events, this film follows renowned revolutionary Pancho Villa (Antonio Banderas) as he attempts to procure funding to overthrow the Mexican government. Villa strikes up an ...more![Let’s Go with Pancho Villa]()
5Rafael Muñoz, Raúl de Anda, Domingo Soler- Released: 1936
- Directed by: Fernando de Fuentes
Let's Go with Pancho Villa is a Mexican motion picture directed by Fernando de Fuentes in 1936, the last of the director's Revolution Trilogy, besides El prisionero trece and El compadre Mendoza. An ...more![Viva Villa!]()
6Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Fay Wray- Released: 1934
- Directed by: Jack Conway
After an overseer beats his peon father to death, a young Pancho Villa spills his first blood when he enacts revenge on the man. Retreating to the hills, Villa (Wallace Beery) spends a number of ...more![Viva Zapata!]()
7Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn- Released: 1952
- Directed by: Elia Kazan
Mexican rancher Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando) becomes a revolutionary when corrupt President Porfirio Diaz (Fay Roope) ignores the needs of his people. Zapata, his brother Eufemio (Anthony Quinn) ...more![The Soldiers of Pancho Villa]()
8Dolores del Río, María Félix, Emilio Fernández- Released: 1959
- Directed by: Ismael Rodríguez
The Soldiers of Pancho Villa is a 1959 Mexican epic historical drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Ismael Rodríguez, inspired by the popular Mexican Revolution corrido "La Cucaracha." It ...more- 9Robert Mitchum, Charles Bronson, Yul Brynner
- Released: 1968
- Directed by: Buzz Kulik
Villa Rides is a 1968 film starring Yul Brynner in toupee in the title role and Robert Mitchum as an American adventurer and pilot of fortune. The supporting cast includes Charles Bronson as Fierro, ...more ![The Head of Pancho Villa]()
10Jaime Fernández, Francisco Reiguera, Flor Silvestre- Released: 1957
- Directed by: Chano Urueta
La Cabeza de Pancho Villa is a 1957 Mexican film. It was directed by Chano Urueta.- For Greater Glory: The True Story of the Cristeros is a 2013 Telly Award winning film.
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12Marco Leonardi, Yareli Arizmendi, Mario Vazquez- Released: 1992
- Directed by: Alfonso Arau
Like Water for Chocolate is a 1992 film in the style of magical realism based on the popular novel, published in 1989 by first-time Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel. It earned all 11 Ariel awards of ...more
