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The Life of General Villa (1914) is a silent biographical action–drama film starring Pancho Villa as himself, shot on location during a civil war. The film incorporated both staged scenes and authentic live footage from real battles during the Mexican Revolution, around which the plot of the film revolves. The film was produced by D. W. Griffith and featured future director Raoul Walsh as the younger version of Villa.
Currently the film is presumably lost, with only unedited fragments and publicity stills known to exist.
The making of the film and associated events were dramatized in the film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) with Antonio Banderas starring as Villa and Kyle Chandler playing Walsh.
Original Release
05/09/1914
US Release
05/09/1914
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eagle Eye | Villa's servant |
| Robert Harron | American lover |
| Irene Hunt | Villa's Sister |
| W.H. Lawrence | Federal Officer |
| Walter Long | Federal Officer |
| Mae Marsh | American lover |
| Teddy Sampson | Villa's Sister |
| F.A. Turner | American girl's father |
| Pancho Villa | Himself / Self |
| Juano Hernandez |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eagle Eye | Villa's servant |
| Robert Harron | American lover |
| Irene Hunt | Villa's Sister |
| W.H. Lawrence | Federal Officer |
| Walter Long | Federal Officer |
| Mae Marsh | American lover |
| Teddy Sampson | Villa's Sister |
| F.A. Turner | American girl's father |
| Pancho Villa | Himself / Self |
| Juano Hernandez | |
| Raoul Walsh | Villa as a young man |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| H.E. Aitken | Producer |
| D.W. Griffith | Producer |
| Frank N. Thayer | Producer |
