Viva Zapata!

thumb|Sometimes a dead man can be a terrible enemy. Viva Zapata! is a 1952 American biographical Western film which dramatizes the life of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata from his peasant upbringing through his rise to power in the early 1900s and his death in 1919. Directed by Elia Kazan.  Written by John Steinbeck. Here is a man... Here is a love... Here is a motion picture masterpiece!  (taglines) Eufemio Zapata [to Fernando] I love you—but I do not like you. Fernando Aguirre This is all very disorganized. [to courier] General Zapata is busy. [sound of a shot] General Zapata will see you now. Other Old General: Sometimes a dead man can be a terrible enemy. Dialogue thumb|We make our tortillas out of corn, not patience. thumb|Viva Zapata! (1952) — Trailer Díaz: Can you prove that you own this field? Lazaro: Our village has owned this land since before history. We have a paper from the Spanish crown. We have a paper from the Mexican republic. [holding up worn leather case] Díaz: These matters take time. You must be patient. Emiliano: With your permission, my president. We make our tortillas out of corn, not patience. And patience will not cross an armed and guarded fence. Emiliano: Who do you think he is? Pablo: A stranger... look at his clothes. Eufemio: Emiliano, shall I kill him? Emiliano: No. Shoot in front of him again. Pablo: Careful. Don't hit him. Eufemio: When I want to hit him, I hit him. When I want to miss him, I miss him. Pablo: A man has been known to die of a close miss. Fernando: I have no weapons. Eufemio: What's this? [points to typewriter] Fernando: Writing machine. Sword of the mind. Emiliano: Madero! Pablo: Yes. You remember I read to you about him. Emiliano: You promised to teach me to read! Pablo: I will, I will. thumb|— What's the matter with him?— A woman—what else? Fernando: Where's he going? Eufemio: I don't know—he didn't say! Fernando What's the matter with him? Eufemio [turning toward his horse]: A woman—what else? [he mounts the horse] Fernando: Where are you going? Eufemio [shrugging] What else?! thumb|A strong man makes a weak people. Strong people don't need a strong man. Josefa: I don't speak for myself now, but if anything happens to you, what would become of the people? What would they have left? Emiliano: Themselves. Josefa: And all the fighting and the deaths... what has really changed? Emiliano: They have really changed. That's how things really change—slowly—through people. They don't really need me anymore. Josefa: They have to be led. Emiliano: Yes. But by each other. A strong man makes a weak people. Strong people don't need a strong man. Eduardo: Who do they think they're fooling? Shot up that way. Could be anybody! Pepe: He fooled them again. Innocente: Are you sure? Eduardo: I rode with him. I fought with him all these years. They think they can fool me? They can't kill him.... Pepe: They'll never get him. Can you capture a river? Can you kill the wind? Eduardo: No! He's not a river and he's not the wind! He's a man—and still they can't kill him! Lazaro: Then where is he...? Eduardo: He's in the mountains. You couldn't find him now. But if we ever need him again—he'll be back. Lazaro: Yes... he's in the mountains.... Taglines Here is a man... Here is a love... Here is a motion picture masterpiece! Cast Marlon Brando – Emiliano Zapata Jean Peters – Josefa Zapata Anthony Quinn – Eufemio Zapata Joseph Wiseman – Fernando Aguirre Arnold Moss – Don Nacio Alan Reed – Pancho Villa Margo – Soldadera Harold Gordon – Francisco Ignacio Madero Lou Gilbert – Pablo Frank Silvera – Victoriano Huerta Florenz Ames – Señor Espejo Richard Garrick – Old General Fay Roope – Porfirio Díaz Mildred Dunnock – Señora Espejo Uncredited Henry Silva – Hernández Frank de Kova – Colonel Guajardo Will Kuluva – Lazaro Pedro Regas – Innocente Ross Bagdasarian – Officer Abner Biberman – Captain External links 0045296 Viva Zapata! Robert E. Morsberger (ed.) Viva Zapata! The Original Screenplay (New York: The Viking Press, 1975) at the Internet Archive Category:American western (genre) films Category:Films set in Mexico Category:Films directed by Elia Kazan Category:1952 American films Category:1952 English-language films Category:American biographical drama films