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Viva Zapata!

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Viva Zapata! (1952)

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Fresh:10

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Branded an outlaw after helping Mexican peasants reclaim their stolen land, Emiliano Zapata (Brando) retreats into the mountains with his brother Eufemio (Quinn). Then Zapata's love interest takes... Branded an outlaw after helping Mexican peasants reclaim their stolen land, Emiliano Zapata (Brando) retreats into the mountains with his brother Eufemio (Quinn). Then Zapata's love interest takes priority over his revolutionary activities, as he courts Josefa, who refuses his offer of marriage because he's poor and lacks standing in the community. When he rises to the rank of general, she deems him a worthy suitor and they marry. Later Zapata becomes president, but by then, he's greatly disillusioned and ends up being used as a political pawn. Director Kazan captures the excitement of revolution and Brando is at his finest as the revolutionary leader. [More]

Starring: Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn, Jean Peters, Joseph Wiseman

Starring: Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn, Jean Peters, Joseph Wiseman, Arnold Moss, Alan Reed, Harold B. Gordon, Lou Gilbert

Director: Elia Kazan

Director: Elia Kazan
Screenwriter: John Steinbeck
Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck
Composer: Alex North

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Great acting exercise, Tabascoed with Brando, peppered with Quinn, but otherwise Kazan/Steinbeck refried beans.

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11/01/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Elia Kazan's direction strives for a personal intimacy but neither he nor the John Steinbeck scripting achieves in enough measure.

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11/01/07
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08/08/07
Susan Granger
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For all its shortcomings, Zapata remains a vital work that has a curious resonance today in light of Kazan's subsequent decision to "name names" for HUAC.

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11/15/06
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The 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.

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01/26/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Fine Kazan "western" w/strong Quinn and Brando turns.

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12/24/05
Steve Crum
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06/30/05
Emanuel Levy
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Elia Kazan's only stab at an action picture

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11/06/04
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09/05/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Marlon Brando, como mexicano e com os olhos puxados, está sensacional como sempre, assim como o vivaz Quinn. História bem conduzida por Kazan que mostra o nascimento de uma lenda.

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07/25/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Kazan paints a romantic picture of a man who was actually a cold-hearted tyrant.

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05/24/03
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Throbs with a rare vitality, and a masterful picture of a nation in revolutionary torment has been got by Director Elia Kazan.

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05/20/03
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08/30/02
Rob Vaux
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The Mexican revolution whitewashed for east-coast intellectuals.

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