Soviet Union / Mexico / Italy,
1982, 135 min
Directed by:
Sergei Fyodorovich BondarchukCinematography:
Vadim YusovComposer:
Georgi SviridovCast:
Franco Nero, Ursula Andress, Jorge Luke, Blanca Guerra, Sydne Rome, Valeriy Barinov, Irina Skobtseva, Владимир Седов, Nikolay Volkov, Roger Cudney, Roberto Ruy (more)Reviews (1)
Mexico in Flames can be credited with a number of positives - a decent budget, excellent cinematography, great locations, strong casting, and experienced direction. All components of the film, including the music, are dedicated to the main goal - to create a magnificent historical fresco about the Mexican Revolution, understandably somewhat (quite a bit) idealized. Overall impression 80%. I would have no complaints about the formal aspects of the film, but the content would warrant a lengthy commentary... ()