¡Qué Viva México!
1979•1h 25m•6.8•Released
DocumentaryDrama
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.
Director
Sergei Eisenstein
Writer
Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov
Languages
Russian, Pushto
Studio
Mosfilm
Cast
Sergei Bondarchuk
Narrator (voice)
Grigori Aleksandrov
Self
Félix Balderas
Sebastian's Brother (uncredited)
Baronito
Picador (uncredited)
Sara García
Hacendado's Daughter (uncredited)
Martín Hernández
Sebastian (uncredited)
David Liceága
Matador (uncredited)
Julio Saldívar
Hacendado (uncredited)
Isabel Villaseñor
Maria (uncredited)
Production
Company
Mosfilm
Producer
Otto Kahn
Producer
Hunter S. Kimbrough
Producer
Upton Sinclair
Producer
S. Hillkowitz
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