The Revenge of Pancho Villa (1932) is
a compilation of clips about the Mexican
bandit and populist hero amounting to
a biography. This movie is on the
National Film Registry. Pancho Villa was
born June 5, 1878.
Pancho Villa
Pelle the Conqueror (1988) is set
in the 19th century and is about
Swedish immigrants in Denmark.
It won an Oscar for Best Foreign
Language Film. June 5 is Denmark's
National Day.
Pelle the Conqueror
My Left Foot (1989) is the story of a man with
cerebral palsy who overcomes his
debilitating handicap to become an artist and
author. This movie won Oscars for
Best Actor, to Daniel Day-Lewis, born April
29, 1957, and Supporting Actress, to Brenda
Fricker, born February 17, 1945. The man, Christy
Brown, was born June 5, 1932.
My Left Foot
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