The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)

03/18/1988 (US) • 1h 57m

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Overview

The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.

Top Billed Cast

Rubén Blades

Sheriff Bernabe Montoya

Richard Bradford

Ladd Devine

Sônia Braga

Ruby Archuleta

Julie Carmen

Nancy Mondragon

James Gammon

Horsethief Shorty

Melanie Griffith

Flossie Devine

John Heard

Charlie Bloom

Carlos Riquelme

Marshal Amarante Cordova

Daniel Stern

Herbie Platt


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$22,000,000.00

Revenue

$14,000,000.00

Keywords

based on novel or book

new mexico

hispanoamerican

hispanic

farmer

mexican american

gun shooting

farming community

guardian angel

land developer

water conflict

beans

irrigation

water rights

pet pig

santa fe

latin american

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