Viva Zapata! (1952)
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Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 10 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 6.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
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 priority over his revolutionary activities, as he courts Josefa, who refuses his offer of... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn, Jean Peters, Joseph Wiseman, Arnold Moss
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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
Elia Kazan's direction strives for a personal intimacy but neither he nor the John Steinbeck scripting achieves in enough measure.
11/01/07
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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.
11/15/06
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.
01/26/06
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.
07/25/03
Kazan paints a romantic picture of a man who was actually a cold-hearted tyrant.
05/24/03
Throbs with a rare vitality, and a masterful picture of a nation in revolutionary torment has been got by Director Elia Kazan.
05/20/03
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