Elia Kazan	...	(Director)
John Steinbeck	...	(Writer)
Marlon Brando	...	Emiliano Zapata
Jean Peters	...	Josefa Zapata
Anthony Quinn	...	Eufemio Zapata
Joseph Wiseman	...	Fernando Aguirre
Arnold Moss	...	Don Nacio
Alan Reed	...	Pancho Villa
Margo	...	Soldadera
Harold Gordon	...	Francisco Indalecio Madero
Lou Gilbert	...	Pablo
Frank Silvera	...	Victoriano Huerta
Florenz Ames	...	Señor Espejo
Richard Garrick	...	Old General
Fay Roope	...	President Porfirio Diaz
Mildred Dunnock	...	Señora Espejo
Nina Varela	...	Aunt (uncredited)
Abner Biberman	...	Captain
Alex North	...	Composer
Alfred Newman	...	Original Music Composer
Joseph MacDonald	...	Cinematographer
Ross Bagdasarian	...	Officer
Henry Corden	...	Senior Officer
Frank DeKova	...	Colonel Guajardo
Robert Filmer	...	Captain of Rurales
Bernie Gozier	...	Zapatista
Will Kuluva	...	Lázaro
George J. Lewis	...	Rurale
Tiger Joe Marsh	...	Bit Part
Pedro Regas	...	Innocente
Ric Roman	...	Manager
Guy Thomajan	...	Eduardo
Rico Alaniz	...	Guard (uncredited)
Daniel Armijo	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Salvador Baguez	...	Soldier (uncredited)
John F. Bray	...	(uncredited)
Enrique Cabrera	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Carr	...	Huerta's Aide (uncredited)
Edward Colmans	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Miguel Contreras	...	Mexican (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez	...	Manuel (uncredited)
Larry Duran	...	(uncredited)
Fernanda Eliscu	...	Fuentes' Wife (uncredited)
William Frescas	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
David Fresco	...	Guard (uncredited)
Leonard George	...	Husband (uncredited)
Joseph Granby	...	(uncredited)
Joe Herrera	...	Rurale (uncredited)
Ruben Holquin	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry Kingston	...	(uncredited)
Marc Krah	...	Officer (uncredited)
Paul Lopez	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Peter Mamakos	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Martinez	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Yolanda Mirelez	...	Girl (uncredited)
Alex Montoya	...	Rurale (uncredited)
Julia Montoya	...	Wife (uncredited)
Daniel Núñez	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva	...	New General (uncredited)
Kumar Pallana	...	Soldier (uncredited)
James Porta	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Fred Sadoff	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Juan Saenz	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Danny Sands	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Henri Sidoni	...	Driver (uncredited)
Henry Silva	...	Hernandez - Peasant who challenges 'president' Zapata (uncredited)
Marc Snegoff	...	(uncredited)
Marc Snow	...	Attendant (uncredited)
Shooting Star	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Nick Thompson	...	Delegate (uncredited)
Carlo Tricoli	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt	...	Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Juan Varro	...	Guard (uncredited)
Irving Winter	...	Pepe (uncredited)
Barbara McLean	...	Editor
Claude E. Carpenter	...	Set Decorator
Thomas Little	...	Set Decorator
Travilla	...	Custome Designer
Ben Nye	...	Makeup Artist
Charles Gemora	...	Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Allan Snyder	...	Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Lillian Ugrin	...	Hairdresser (uncredited)
Max Golden	...	assistant production manager (uncredited)
F.E. 'Johnny' Johnston	...	unit production manager (uncredited)
Horace Hough	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Robert R. Snody	...	second unit director (uncredited)
Don B. Greenwood	...	property master (uncredited)
W.D. Flick	...	sound
Roger Heman Sr.	...	sound
Fred Sersen	...	special photographic effects
Fred Carson	...	stunt double (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward	...	stunts (uncredited)
Roque Ybarra	...	stunt rider (uncredited)

Summary: In 1909, Emiliano Zapata, a well-born but penniless Mexican Mestizo from the southern state of Morelos, comes to Mexico City to complain that their arable land has been enclosed, leaving them only in the barren hills. His expressed dissatisfaction with the response of the President Diaz puts him in danger, and when he rashly rescues a prisoner from the local militia he becomes an outlaw. Urged on by a strolling intellectual, Fernando, he supports the exiled Don Francisco Madero against Diaz, and becomes the leader of his forces in the South as Francisco 'Pancho' Villa is in the North. Diaz flees, and Madero takes his place; but he is a puppet president, in the hands of the leader of the army, Huerta, who has him assassinated when he tries to express solidarity for the men who fought for him. Zapata and Villa return to arms, and, successful in victory, seek to find a leader for the country. Unwillingly, Zapata takes the job, but, a while later, he responds to some petitioners from his ...