¡Qué Viva México!

¡Qué Viva México!

1979
1h 25m
6.8

6.8/10

56 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary Drama
Overview

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.

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Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Mosfilm
Production Countries
Mexico Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian Pushto

Quick Facts

Original Title Да здравствует Мексика!
Release Date October 1, 1979
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0079020

Cast

Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Bondarchuk

Narrator (voice)

Grigori Aleksandrov
Grigori Aleksandrov

Self

Félix Balderas
Félix Balderas

Sebastian's Brother (uncredited)

Baronito
Baronito

Picador (uncredited)

Sara García
Sara García

Hacendado's Daughter (uncredited)

Martín Hernández
Martín Hernández

Sebastian (uncredited)

David Liceága
David Liceága

Matador (uncredited)

Julio Saldívar
Julio Saldívar

Hacendado (uncredited)

Isabel Villaseñor
Isabel Villaseñor

Maria (uncredited)

Key Crew

Sergei Eisenstein
Director
Sergei Eisenstein
Screenplay
Grigori Aleksandrov
Screenplay
S. Hillkowitz
Producer
Upton Sinclair
Producer
Mary Craig Sinclair
Producer
Otto Kahn
Producer
Hunter S. Kimbrough
Producer