With revolutionary Mexico as a backdrop, a successful local rancher returns triumphant from the war to the praise of townsfolk, and "El General" is ready to take a wife. However the senorita of choice already has fallen for a secret admirer, and a boyhood rival who is threatened by the General's popularity in turn plots against his life.
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for grainy, old-school revolutionary dramas, sure, give it a whirl. If you need snappy editing and a plot that moves at warp speed, you’ll probably be checking your watch by the twenty-minute mark. It's the kind of movie that feels like it was filmed in another century—bec...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Arcady Boytler
Richard Smith
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for grainy, old-school revolutionary dramas, sure, give it a whirl. If you need snappy editing and a plot that moves at warp speed, you’ll probably be checking your watch by the twenty-minute mark. It's the kind of movie that feels like it was filmed in another century—because it was—and it demands a bit of patience. The whole setup feels like a classic stage play that just happens to have a camera pointed at it. The General rolls into town, all ch..."
Antonio R. Frausto
Enrique Uthoff, Arcady Boytler
Mexico
