---
title: 'The Life of General Villa (1914)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Raoul Walsh'
released: '1914-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-life-of-general-villa-1914'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004223/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Life of General Villa (1914)

1914 · Documentary, Drama, Action, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Life of General Villa is a 1914 American silent biographical action–drama film starring Pancho Villa as himself, shot on location during a civil war. The film incorporated both staged scenes and authentic live footage from real battles during the Mexican Revolution, around which the plot of the film revolves. The film was produced by D. W. Griffith and featured future famous director Raoul Walsh as the younger version of Villa.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Raoul Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-walsh), [Christy Cabanne](https://cinepixo.com/people/christy-cabanne)
- **Director of Photography:** [Raoul Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-walsh)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank E. Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-e-woods)
- **Producer:** [D. W. Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-w-griffith), [Harry E. Aitken](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-e-aitken)

## Cast

- [Raoul Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-walsh)
- [Walter Long](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-long)
- [Robert Harron](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-harron)
- [Eagle Eye](https://cinepixo.com/people/eagle-eye)
- [Irene Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-hunt)
- [Mae Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-marsh)
- [Pancho Villa](https://cinepixo.com/people/pancho-villa)
- [Spottiswoode Aitken](https://cinepixo.com/people/spottiswoode-aitken)

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