PANCHO VILLA (Theatrical Release Spain 1972)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.3|5.0 Starsììì

Pancho Villa casts Telly Savalas for the main role and Clint Walker for the secondary role. Neither Savalas nor Walker play their parts well as if they are not comfortable with their scripted dialogue. The only strong actor becomes Chuck Connors who appears to over-achieve as an effort to shore up the former two actors’ lack of performance. Due to the poor acting, this film fails to entertain on nearly every level it can be critiqued on.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia 

Storyline

A Mexican revolutionary enters the United States to avenge an arms deal gone wrong.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Eugenio Martín for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Bernard Gordon for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Pancho Villa (Telly Savalas), Scotty (Clint Walker), Colonel Wilcox (Chuck Connors), Flo (Anne Francis), Luis (José María Prada), Lieutenant Eager (Ángel del Pozo), McDermott (Luis Dávila), Lupe (Mónica Randall), General Goyo (Antonio Casas), and Mendoza (Alberto Dalbés).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

No. Better films along this same theme are: The Magnificent Seven (1960) and/or its 2016 remake.

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Ben Meyers