Viva Zapata! 1952

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Throbs with a rare vitality, and a masterful picture of a nation in revolutionary torment has been got by Director Elia Kazan. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The Mexican revolution whitewashed for east-coast intellectuals. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: The direction and John Steinbeck's script seem stranded in a no man's land between straightforward adventure and a pessimistic allegory about the corrupting nature of power. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Elia Kazan's direction strives for a personal intimacy but neither he nor the John Steinbeck scripting achieves in enough measure. Read more