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Thunder Over Mexico

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  • Drama
  • Documentary

Overview

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.

Keywords

  • mexico
  • docudrama
  • mexican history
  • mexican culture

Details

Status
Released
Release date
September 22, 1933
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Countries
United States of America
Cinematography
Eduard Tisse
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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