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Villa Rides (1968)
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 USA
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| Directed by
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Buzz Kulik
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1968
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| Language
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English
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| Studio
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Paramount Pictures
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Paramount Pictures
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Villa Rides is a 1968 American film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring by Robert Mitchum in the role of Lee Arnold.
Lee Arnold is forced to land his biplane in Mexican territory due to technical problems during the flight. Once in Mexico, Arnold witnesses the country's army kidnapping an entire town to hang supporters of revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa. Later, Francisco Villa himself and a horde of his revolutionaries free the people from the Mexican army, imprisoning the surviving soldiers, including Lee Arnold himself, accused of smuggling weapons for the army. Lee Arnold is pardoned on the condition of helping the revolution with his plane to attack the Mexican army.
Villa Rides was originally directed and written by directed Sam Peckinpah, however, actor Yul Brynner had disagreements with Peckinpah regarding the script, which was eventually rewritten and the direction changed to Buzz Kulik. Presumably Sam Peckinpan was inspired by this film to create his wonderful film, The Wild Bunch, released a year later and which also uses the plot of the Mexican revolution as a basis.
The following weapons were used in the film Villa Rides:
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Revolvers
Colt Single Action Army
Rodolfo Fierro (Charles Bronson) uses two Colt Single Action Army with pearl grips as his personal sidearms. Ramírez (Frank Wolff) uses a Colt Single Action Army as his service weapon, which varies between the standard model and the Bisley variant. Most soldiers in the Mexican Army carry the Colt Single Action Army as their service weapon. The Revolutionaries also carry Colt Single Action Armies as their only weapon for constant use in combat. Pancho Villa (Yul Brynner) and one revolutionary stands out from the rest by carrying a Colt Single Action Army with a 7.5" barrel.
Colt 1873 Single Action Army w/ 7.5" barrel - .45 Long Colt
Pancho Villa, in addition to his Buntline Special, also carries a Colt Single Action Army, which is mainly seen in the holster and is never used.
The Villistas surprise the Mexican army at the train station controlled by the latter.
Several of the Villistas carry Colt Single Action Armys, including one that uses the "Cavalry" model.
Colt 1873 Single Action Army w/ 4.75" barrel - .45 Long Colt
Ramírez holds his Colt Single Action Army before giving the order to invade the Mexican town.
Don Luis (
Robert Carricart) prevents his son (
Antoñito Ruiz) from arming himself with his Colt Single Action Army, preferring that his son leave the place and prevent the army from killing him.
Rodolfo Fierro piles several counterrevolutionaries into a cell, then frees them and gives them a chance to escape if they are fast enough to dodge the shots from his Colt Single Action Army.
Urbina (
Robert Viharo) fires his Colt Single Action Army with the intention of scaring Pancho Villa and everyone in the room where the strategy of attacking the Mexican army is being discussed.
Colt Bisley Single Action Army
Ramírez (Frank Wolff) uses a Colt Bisley Single Action Army as his service weapon, which varies between the Bisley variant and the standard model. Rodolfo Fierro (Charles Bronson) briefly arms himself with two Colt Bisley Single Action Army during the execution of the counterrevolutionaries.
Colt 1894 Single Action Army Bisley Model w/ 5.5" barrel - .38-40 WCF
Ramirez pulls out his Colt Bisley Single Action Army and aims it at Lee Arnold, then orders his men to remove him from the place.
Ramírez and his men go up to the first floor of Don Luis's house in search of possible hidden residents.
One of the Villistas holds two Colt Bisley Single Action Army while Rodolfo Fierro kills the counterrevolutionaries.
Seeing Lee Arnold approaching them, the Villista passes his Colt Bisley Single Action Army to Rodolfo Fierro, who had run out of bullets from his two Colt Single Action Army.
Colt Single Action Army "Buntline Special"
Pancho Villa (Yul Brynner) stands out for always carrying a unique and rare Colt Single Action Army with a 12" barrel (Popularly known as Buntline Special). Rodolfo Fierro (Charles Bronson) briefly uses Villa's Colt Single Action Army Buntline Special to shoot some Mexican soldiers.
Colt 1873 Single Action Army w/ 12" barrel - .45 Long Colt
Pancho Villa raises his Colt Single Action Army Buntline Special in victory after liberating the Mexican town people from the Mexican army.
"Now gringo..."A good close-up shot of Pancho Villa aiming his Colt Single Action Army Buntline Special at Lee Arnold.
Pancho Villa and Rodolfo Fierro leave their respective Colt Single Action Army on the table while they discuss the strategy they will use against the Mexican army.
Rodolfo Fierro draws his friend Pancho Villa's Colt Single Action Army Buntline Special.
Rodolfo Fierro is particularly enthusiastic about using the Colt Single Action Army Buntline Special to execute Mexican Army soldiers.
Rodolfo Fierro arranges three Mexican soldiers, one after another, to shoot them in the heart from behind. a quick, merciful and certainly honorable execution.
After killing the three soldiers, Rodolfo Fierro is delighted with the Colt Single Action Army Buntline Special, saying he liked it and asking for three more soldiers.
Pancho Villa cleans his Colt Single Action Army Buntline Special, implying that Rodolfo Fierro had a good time killing Mexican soldiers.
Pancho Villa and Rodolfo Fierro enter the military fort where Ramírez and his soldiers are located.
Colt New Service
Lee Arnold (Robert Mitchum) carries what appears to be a Colt New Service in his holster when he lands in Mexico at the beginning of the film. During the ambush at the train station protected by the Mexican army, one of the revolutionaries is seen carrying a Colt New Service to threaten a Mexican soldier.
Colt 1898 New Service w/ 5" barrel - .45 ACP
One of the Villistas points his Colt New Service at the Mexican general at the train station.
Colt 1898 New Service w/ ivory grips - .38-40 WCF
Lee Arnold appears before Ramiréz after landing on Mexican soil with weapons for that country's army. Note his Colt New Service holstered.
Lee Arnold is welcomed by the people of the Mexican town, while he falls in love at first sight with one of the town's women.
Lee Arnold, with the help of Don Luis, repairs his biplane from the damage that forced it to land in Mexico.
This is the last appearance of Lee Arnold's Colt New Servie, as he does not appear again later.
Webley .455 Mk VI
Some Mexican Army soldiers carry a Webley .455 Mk VI as a reglamentary weapon, rarer to see than the more common [[Colt Single Action Army]. The Webley Mk. IV can also be seen used by revolutionaries, although it is never fired.. Although it is a minor detail, it should be noted that Webley revolvers were not used in the Mexican revolution, neither by the Mexican army or by the Zapatistas and Villistas.
Webley Mk VI - .455 Webley
One of the Mexican army soldiers fires his Webley Mk. VI towards the Villistas.
The Villistas surprise the Mexican army at the train station controlled by the latter.
One of the Villistas carry Webley Mk. VI.
A close-up shot of the Webley Mk. VI in the holster of one of the Villistas.
Rifles
Garate El Tigre
Both the revolutionaries and the Mexican soldiers carry a Garate El Tigre to kill each other in the various confrontations they have with each other. The film was filmed in Spain, so the rifle seen on the film is that country's copy of the Winchester Model 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine.
Garate El Tigre - .44 Largo
Two Villistas wield their Gárate El Tigre after having liberated the town from the Mexican army.
After the Villistas ambush the Mexican army train, several surviving soldiers march in line under the threat of the revolutionaries' Garate El Tigre rifles.
Several Villistas carry Gárate El Tigre during the combat against the Mexican Army outside the military fort.
M43 Spanish Mauser
Ramírez (Frank Wolff) carries a M43 Spanish Mauser as a reglamentary and personal firearm. Lee Arnold (Robert Mitchum) uses an M43 Spanish Mauser as a club to defend himself against a Mexican soldier when Pancho Villa and his group appear to liberate the Mexican city taken by the army. A large number of Mexican soldiers carry an M43 Spanish Mauser as their primary service rifle.
Mauser Modelo 1943 - 8x57mm Mauser
A Mexican soldier points his M43 Spanish Mauser at Lee Arnold to make him advance and leave the place.
A side shot of the M43 Spanish Mauser aiming at Don Luis in the middle of a crowd.
Several Mexican inhabitants are threatened by soldiers with their M43 Spanish Mauser to make them observe the execution of people in favor of Pancho Villa's cause.
Ramírez arms himself with a M43 Spanish Mauser when the Villistas arrive in town to free the townspeople and finish off all the soldiers.
All the Mexican soldiers are armed with their M43 Spanish Mauser rifles to defend the military train from the Villista ambush.
A troop of soldiers is armed with their M43 Spanish Mauser to shoot Pancho Villa, before receiving the order not to do so from Huerta.
Springfield Model 1873 Trapdoor Carbine
Several Mexican soldiers are seen carrying Trapdoor Springfield Rifle as another of their service rifles.
Springfield Model 1873 Trapdoor Carbine - .45-70 Government
The Mexican soldiers arm themselves with their Springfield model 1873 trapdoor carbine when the Villistas arrive in town and attack the army.
A good shot of a soldier trying to get his horse to stay still so he can aim his Springfield model 1873 trapdoor carbine at the Villistas.
Several Mexican soldiers decide to stop fighting and surrender so that the Villistas do not finish them off (Anyway, they did it).
Machine Guns
Vickers Mk. I
Lee Arnold (Robert Mitchum) carries several Vickers Mk. I in his biplane that he would later hand over to the Mexican army to fight against the revolution. Rodolfo Fierro (Charles Bronson) uses Vickers Mk. I to save the inhabitants of the town taken over by the Mexican army. The Mexican Army soldiers are the most common users of the Vickers Mk. I throughout the entire film.
Vickers Mk. I w/ ribbed water jacket - 7.7x56mmR (.303 British)
Lee Arnold transports several Vickers Mk. I in his biplane, minutes before being forced to land in Mexico due to a plane breakdown.
From the top of a roof, Rodolfo Fierro fires a Vickers Mk. I towards the Mexican soldiers.
Until his machine gun conveniently jams, so Rodolfo Fierro proceeds to hit it to try to get it working again.
Several Vickers Mk. I line up after the victory of the Villistas against the Mexican soldiers.
A closer shot of the Vickers Mk. I.
Urbina inspects and touches a Vickers Mk. I, realizing that it was brought from abroad.
A Vickers Mk. I is transported by Mexican soldiers on the army train, just before Lee Arnold raids the train in his biplane.
A soldier tries to arm himself with a Vickers Mk. I to defend the Mexican army fort, without realizing that behind him are the most important leaders of the revolution.
Already inside the military fort of the Mexican army, several soldiers guard the place with several Vickers Mk. I strategically positioned.
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