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Villa Rides is a 1968 film starring Yul Brynner in toupee in the title role and Robert Mitchum as an American adventurer and pilot of fortune. The supporting cast includes Charles Bronson as Fierro, Herbert Lom as Huerta, and Alexander Knox as Madero. Sam Peckinpah wrote the original script and was set to direct but Brynner didn't like his depiction of Villa as cruel and had Robert Towne rewrite the script and sought another director. The screenplay is based on the biography by William Douglas Lansford.
Original Release
05/29/1968
US Release
05/29/1968
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Yul Brynner | Pancho Villa |
| Robert Mitchum | Lee Arnold |
| Maria Grazia Buccella | Fina |
| Herbert Lom | General Huerta / Gen. Huerta |
| Robert Viharo | Urbina |
| Frank Wolff | Ramirez |
| Charles Bronson | Rodolfo Fierro |
| Diana Lorys | Emilita |
| Alexander Knox | President Madero |
| Robert Carricart | Don Luis |
Directors
Writers
Sam Peckinpah, Robert Towne, William Douglas Lansford
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Yul Brynner | Pancho Villa |
| Robert Mitchum | Lee Arnold |
| Maria Grazia Buccella | Fina |
| Herbert Lom | General Huerta / Gen. Huerta |
| Robert Viharo | Urbina |
| Frank Wolff | Ramirez |
| Charles Bronson | Rodolfo Fierro |
| Diana Lorys | Emilita |
| Alexander Knox | President Madero |
| Robert Carricart | Don Luis |
| Andrés Monreal | Captain Herrera / Capt. Herrera |
| Fernando Rey | Fuentes |
| Julio Peña | General |
| José María Prada | Major |
| Regina de Julián | Lupita |
| Antoñito Ruiz | Juan |
| Jill Ireland | Girl in Restaurant |
| John Ireland | Barbershop Client |
| Francisco Arduras | Villista |
| Xan das Bolas | Villa's Telegraphist |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ted Richmond | Producer |
Editors
