CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 1h 25m

¡Qué Viva México!

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Having revolutionized film editing through such masterworks of montage as Potemkin and Strike, Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein emigrated West in hopes of testing the capabilities of the American film industry. Quickly ostracized from Hollywood, Eisenstein, Grigory Alexandrov, and photographer Eduard Tisse (at the urging of author Upton Sinclair) wandered south of the border, where they began filming a highly stylized documentary about the people and volatile social climate of Mexico. Unfortunately, a lack of funds prohibited the film's completion, and the famed director was unable to edit the film. In 1979, by referring to Eisenstein's extensive notes and sketches, Alexandrov assembled the most definitive version of the film; as close to Eisenstein's vision as one is ever likely to see.

Directed bySergei Eisenstein

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
RU
Released
October 1, 1979
Studios
Mosfilm

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Sergei Bondarchuk

Sergei Bondarchuk

Narrator (voice)

Grigori Aleksandrov

Grigori Aleksandrov

Self

Félix Balderas

Sebastian's Brother (uncredited)

Baronito

Picador (uncredited)

Sara García

Sara García

Hacendado's Daughter (uncredited)

Martín Hernández

Sebastian (uncredited)

David Liceága

Matador (uncredited)

Julio Saldívar

Hacendado (uncredited)

Isabel Villaseñor

Maria (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein
Written by
Sergei Eisenstein
Sergei Eisenstein
Grigori Aleksandrov
Grigori Aleksandrov
Produced by
Otto Kahn
Hunter S. Kimbrough

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