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Viva Max (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1969 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jerry Paris

Written By:
Jim Lehrer
Elliott Baker

Actors:
Peter Ustinov ..... General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos
Pamela Tiffin ..... Paula Whitland
Jonathan Winters ..... General Billy Joe Hallson
John Astin ..... Sergeant Valdez
Keenan Wynn ..... General Lacomber
Harry Morgan ..... Chief of Police Sylvester
Alice Ghostley ..... Hattie
Kenneth Mars ..... Dr. Sam Gillison
Ann Morgan Guilbert ..... Edna Miller
Bill McCutcheon ..... Desmond Miller
Gino Conforti ..... Contreras
Christopher Ross ..... Gomez
Larry Hankin ..... Romero
Paul Sand ..... Moreno
Don Diamond ..... Hernandez

Synopsis:

This comedy was banned in Mexico and plagued by vandalism and threats of violence during film production in San Antonio, Texas. General De Santos (Peter Ustinov) organizes a ragtag group of Mexican nationals for the purpose of retaking the Alamo. Using the Washington's Birthday Parade in Laredo as a guise to enter the United States, the group continues towards San Antonio ignored and unchallenged. With the help of Sergeant Valdez (John Astin), the unlikely invaders manage to raise the Mexican flag over the old mission for 24 hours. General Billy Joe Hallson (Jonathan Winters) is a colorful redneck called on to lead the National Guard to the site of the occupied landmark. Keenan Wynn, Alice Ghostley, Pamela Tiffin and Harry Morgan also star in this film farce. During filming, one irate Texan was arrested after waving a rifle in protest over the raising of the Mexican flag over the Alamo, long a symbol of Texas' pride and history. Electric cables were cut during the filming of this production, as some Texans could not even tolerate the fictional premise of the plot.

When his girlfriend tells him that his men wouldn't follow him to a house of ill repute, Max, a general in the Mexican army decides to perform some great act of heroism. He takes his men over the border into Texas and re-captures the Alamo. This upsets the Texans greatly. The Texas National Guard is sent to retake the mission. Normally this would be easy as Max's men have left all of their ammunition back in Mexico, but the State department insists that no one be killed and so the National Guard also goes in with unloaded weapons.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 17 September, 2010.

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