Release Date

01 Oct, 1979

Runtime

01:25: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Да здравствует Мексика!

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Actors

Сергей Бондарчук

Григорий Александров

Félix Balderas

Baronito

Sara García

Martín Hernández

David Liceága

Julio Saldívar

Isabel Villaseñor

Crew

Сергей Эйзенштейн

Сергей Эйзенштейн

Эсфирь Тобак

Григорий Александров

Эдуард Тиссэ

Григорий Александров

Kate Crane Gartz

S. Hillkowitz

Otto Kahn

Hunter S. Kimbrough

Mary Craig Sinclair

Upton Sinclair

Григорий Александров

Yury Yakushev