Kazan paints a romantic picture of a man who was actually a cold-hearted tyrant.
Viva Zapata! (1952)
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Reviews Counted:15
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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Reviews for Viva Zapata!
Great acting exercise, Tabascoed with Brando, peppered with Quinn, but otherwise Kazan/Steinbeck refried beans.
Throbs with a rare vitality, and a masterful picture of a nation in revolutionary torment has been got by Director Elia Kazan.
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.
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.
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.
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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