When asked by a reporter in early 2008 to name his favorite movie, U.S. presidential candidate John McCain said, "Viva Zapata!" "I still think it's the great classic," he said.
This 1952 Darryl Zanuck production directed by Elia Kazan and the recipient of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor to Anthony Quinn, stars Marlon Brando as Mexican peasant-turned-revolutionary Emiliano Zapata set in the years leading up to World War I.
I'm a film buff and I never heard of it until I heard McCain speak.
I found a VHS copy through my library and watched it today.
Written by John Steinbeck with his only original screenplay, the script contains memorable passages on democracy, human conscience, violence, and peace. The language flows evenly.
Despite filming locations in the American southwest, Joe MacDonald's cinematography brought Mexico to life in this black & white picture.
I don't question why McCain liked it, as I can see that, but his favorite movie?
This 1952 Darryl Zanuck production directed by Elia Kazan and the recipient of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor to Anthony Quinn, stars Marlon Brando as Mexican peasant-turned-revolutionary Emiliano Zapata set in the years leading up to World War I.
I'm a film buff and I never heard of it until I heard McCain speak.
I found a VHS copy through my library and watched it today.
Written by John Steinbeck with his only original screenplay, the script contains memorable passages on democracy, human conscience, violence, and peace. The language flows evenly.
Despite filming locations in the American southwest, Joe MacDonald's cinematography brought Mexico to life in this black & white picture.
I don't question why McCain liked it, as I can see that, but his favorite movie?