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  • Hollywood contra Franco (2008)
  • 92 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Hollywood contra Franco (2008)
92 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The Spanish Civil War made a great impression on the lives of most of the American artists of the 20th Century. Lots of films were made in Hollywood referring to this event, and the defeat of the Democratic Spain let an "open wound" in the...See moreThe Spanish Civil War made a great impression on the lives of most of the American artists of the 20th Century. Lots of films were made in Hollywood referring to this event, and the defeat of the Democratic Spain let an "open wound" in the heart of liberal actors, directors and screenwriters. The coherent life of screenwriter Alvah Bessie is our track through this feeling. From his fighting in Spain with the Abraham Lincoln Brigades in 1937 to his return to Spain 30 years later, where he was required to write his only film after being blacklisted as one of the "Hollywood Ten". This is an original approach to one of the most controversial subjects of our times: the relationship between film industry and politics. Written by Oriol Porta See less
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Director
Writers
Isabel Andrés Portí (written by) (as Isabel Andrés) | Oriol Porta (written by) | Llorenç Soler (written by)
Composer
Carles Pedragosa (original music by)
Cinematographers
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Release date
Feb 23, 2011 (United States)

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55 cast members
Name Known for
Lluís Soler
Alvah Bessie (voice) Alvah Bessie (voice)   See fewer
Brendan Price
Alvah Bessie (voice) Alvah Bessie (voice)   See fewer
Alvah Bessie
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Moe Fishman
Self - Member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Self - Member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade   See fewer
Román Gubern
Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian   See fewer
Dan Bessie
Self - Alvah Bessie's Son Self - Alvah Bessie's Son   See fewer
Patrick McGilligan
Self - Author of 'Tender Comrades' Self - Author of 'Tender Comrades'   See fewer
Eric Johnston
Self - Motion Pictures Association (archive footage) Self - Motion Pictures Association (archive footage)   See fewer
James Philips
Voice over off line (voice) Voice over off line (voice)   See fewer
Lauren Bacall
Rose Cullen / Self (archive footage) Rose Cullen / Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ingrid Bergman
María (archive footage) María (archive footage)   See fewer
Herbert J. Biberman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Humphrey Bogart
Rick Blaine / Self (archive footage) Rick Blaine / Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Boyer
Luis Denard (archive footage) Luis Denard (archive footage)   See fewer
Joseph Breen
Self (archive footage) (as Joseph I. Breen) Self (archive footage) (as Joseph I. Breen)   See fewer
Madeleine Carroll
Norma (archive footage) Norma (archive footage)   See fewer
Claudette Colbert
Augusta Nash (archive footage) Augusta Nash (archive footage)   See fewer
Lester Cole
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Gary Cooper
Robert Jordan (archive footage) Robert Jordan (archive footage)   See fewer
Bette Davis
Sara Muller (archive footage) Sara Muller (archive footage)   See fewer
Edward Dmytryk
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Henry Fonda
Marco (archive footage) Marco (archive footage)   See fewer
Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John Garfield
John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage) John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Murray Hamilton
Brooks Carpenter (archive footage) Brooks Carpenter (archive footage)   See fewer
Ernest Hemingway
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Hirohito
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Danny Kaye
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ring Lardner Jr.
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John Howard Lawson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Lonsdale
Reporter (archive footage) Reporter (archive footage)   See fewer
Albert Maltz
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Christian Marquand
Zaganar (archive footage) Zaganar (archive footage)   See fewer
Ray Milland
Tom Martin (archive footage) Tom Martin (archive footage)   See fewer
Zero Mostel
Hecky Brown (archive footage) Hecky Brown (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Murphy
Alfred Miller (archive footage) Alfred Miller (archive footage)   See fewer
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Patrick O'Neal
George Bissinger (archive footage) George Bissinger (archive footage)   See fewer
Samuel Ornitz
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Gregory Peck
Harry Street / Manuel Artiguez (archive footage) Harry Street / Manuel Artiguez (archive footage)   See fewer
Anthony Quinn
Viñolas (archive footage) Viñolas (archive footage)   See fewer
Claude Rains
Captain Louis Renault (archive footage) Captain Louis Renault (archive footage)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Adrian Scott
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin)   See fewer
Mark Stevens
Dr. David Foster (archive footage) Dr. David Foster (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbra Streisand
Katie (archive footage) Katie (archive footage)   See fewer
Dalton Trumbo
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Manuela Vargas
María (archive footage) María (archive footage)   See fewer
James Woods
Frankie McVeigh (archive footage) Frankie McVeigh (archive footage)   See fewer
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