Movie Description

Thunder Over Mexico

(1933)

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.

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Facts

Original TitleThunder Over Mexico

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1933-09-22

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 10m

Production CompaniesThe Mexican Picture Trust

Genres

  • Drama
  • Documentary