The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
As was common in Diaz's Mexico, a young hacienda worker finds his betrothed imprisoned and his life threatened by his master for confronting a hacienda guest for raping the girl. This film is the first of several attempts to make a feature-length motion picture out of the 200,000-plus feet of film shot by Sergei Eisenstein, on photographic expedition in Mexico during 1931-32 for Upton Sinclair and a cadre of private American producer-investors. Silent with music and English intertitles.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Sergei EisensteinDirector
Cast
- Martín HernándezSebastian Enriquez
- Isabel VillaseñorMaria, his betrothed
- Félix BalderasSebastian's Brother
- Julio SaldívarThe Haciendado
Stills
Themes
mexicodocudramamexican historymexican culture