Viva Max!

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movie
German title Viva Max!
Original title Viva Max!
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1969
length 93 minutes
Rod
Director Jerry Paris
script Elliott Baker
production Mark Carliner
music Ralph Dino
Hugo Montenegro
John Sembello
camera Henri Persin
cut David Berlatsky
Bud Molin
occupation

Viva Max! is an American comedy film directed by Jerry Paris from 1969. It is based on the novel Viva Max! by James Lehrer , who published it in 1966.

action

A group of Mexican mercenaries, led by General Maximilian, who wants to prove to his girlfriend what a great guy he is, marches on highways and trunk roads towards the Fort Alamo in order to conquer it. The tourists think the process is a show, the authorities are confused and the US Army is trying to prevent it using all available technology.

Reviews

“Parody of romantic heroic adventures with satirical tips against American idiosyncrasies. A witty and witty conversation, only a little sluggish towards the end. "

"A wonderful, intelligent satire about the military, war and heroism."

Others

The film generated sometimes violent reactions from patriotic Americans who were prepared to use gun violence against the filming of the film.

literature

  • James Teacher : Viva Max! Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York 1966, 219 p. (No German translation so far)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Viva Max! In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. film-lexikon.de
  3. susanives.com ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.susanives.com