About this movie
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 2:25:24
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2012
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Andy Garcia
Enrique Gorostieta
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Eva Longoria
Tulita Gorostieta
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Peter O'Toole
Father Christopher
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Oscar Isaac
Victoriano "El Catorce" Ramirez
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Catalina Sandino Moreno
Adriana
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Santiago Cabrera
Father Vega
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Rubén Blades
President Calles
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Bruce McGill
President Coolidge
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Adrian Alonso
Lalo
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Eduardo Verástegui
Anacleto Gonzales Flores
Directors
- Dean Wright
Producers
- Pablo José Barroso
Writers
- Michael Love
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For Greater Glory
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Trailer for For Greater Glory
The Cristero War serves as the backdrop of this historical drama following a group of devoted Mexican patriots who risk their lives to defeat an oppressive regime, and defend the freedom of future generations. Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Eva Longoria, and Peter O'Toole star.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
18%
percent positive reviews
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Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
As generic as the title, this historical drama spares no cliche in depicting Mexico's Cristero War of the late 1920.
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William Goss, Film.com
It's the stuff of real life, and of high drama, but Dean Wright's directorial debut translates little of that latter quality to the screen.
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
"For Greater Glory" is at times so heavy-handed that the movie itself seems at war. Unfortunately, the enemy is not just a repressive administration, but the audience.
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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
This historical drama about the little-known Cristero War in 1920s Mexico is more educational than involving.
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Joe Leydon, Variety
Despite enough good intentions to pave a four-lane highway, the ardently sincere but dramatically unfocused For Greater Glory plays like a multipart miniseries that has been hacked down to feature...
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