A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
Acting
Peter O'Toole's final role: fragile, furious, unforgettable.
Cinematography
Dust and candlelight—Mexico never looked so doomed.
Score
James Horner's last epic before his death—he went out loud.
Director
Dean Wright
Eva Longoria
Tulita
Andy Garcia
Enrique Gorostieta Velarde
Oscar Isaac
Victoriano 'El Catorce' Ramirez
Peter O'Toole
Father Christopher
Rubén Blades
Président Calles
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Adriana
Mau Kuri
Jose
Adrian Alonso
Lalo
Eduardo Verástegui
Anacleto Gonzales Flores
Nestor Carbonell
Mayor Picazo
Santiago Cabrera
Father Vega
Jorge Luis Moreno
Pablo
Ignacio Guadalupe
Bishop Pascual Diaz
Bruce Greenwood
Ambassador Dwight Morrow
Bruce McGill
President Calvin Coolidge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Peter O'Toole's final film role; he died less than two years after its release, making his frail priest hauntingly prophetic.
The Cristeros War was deliberately erased from Mexican public education for decades—this film exists because survivors and their grandchildren fought to remember.
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