History of Catalonia. Movies that make reference to the history of the Catalan nation. Catalonia (Europe).
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1. 14 d'abril. Macià contra Companys (2011 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama
Television fiction, filmed under the guise of a documentary in which the protagonists of one of the capital episodes of Catalonia in the 20th century comment on the events, in the first ... See full summary »
Director: Manuel Huerga | Stars: Pere Ponce, Fermí Reixach, Aleix Albareda, Ruben Ametllé
Votes: 67
2. Bruc, the Manhunt (2010)
85 min | Drama, History, War
1808. The Napoleonic Army suffers its first defeat at the hands of a single man: a drummer boy who used the Montserrat mountains to echo his drums and send the enemy troops into a panicked ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Benmayor | Stars: Juan José Ballesta, Vincent Perez, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Santi Millán
Votes: 838
Bruc, la llegenda (2010) - in Catalan -
3. La ciutat cremada (1976)
156 min | Drama, History
The story takes place in Barcelona following the disaster in Cuba until the Tragic Week, approximately from 1899 until 1909, by means of events which befall a family in that city.
Director: Antoni Ribas | Stars: Ángela Molina, Pau Garsaball, Jeannine Mestre, Montserrat Salvador
Votes: 137
La ciutat cremada (1976) - in Catalan -
4. El coronel Macià (2006)
Biography, Drama, History
This film is based on the true story of the military and politician Francesc Macià (Vilanova i la Geltrú 1859 - Barcelona 1933), who tried to militarily free Catalonia and later became its ... See full synopsis »
Director: Josep Maria Forn | Stars: Abel Folk, Marta Marco, Molly Malcolm, Fèlix Pons
Votes: 78
5. Land and Freedom (1995)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, War
David is an unemployed communist that comes to Spain in 1937 during the civil war to enroll the republicans and defend the democracy against the fascists. He makes friends between the soldiers.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollaín, Tom Gilroy
Votes: 12,096 | Gross: $0.23M
Terra i Llibertat (1995) - in Catalan -
6. Black Bread (2010)
Unrated | 108 min | Crime, Drama
In the harsh post-war years' Catalan countryside, Andreu, a child that belongs to the losing side, finds the corpses of a man and his son in the forest. The authorities want his father to ... See full summary »
Director: Agustí Villaronga | Stars: Francesc Colomer, Marina Comas, Nora Navas, Roger Casamajor
Votes: 5,068
7. La febre d'Or (1993)
161 min | Drama
Director: Gonzalo Herralde | Stars: Fernando Guillén, Rosa Maria Sardà, Àlex Casanovas, Chisco Amado
Votes: 20
8. Catalans universals (1980)
65 min | Documentary
Director: Antoni Ribas | Stars: Ignasi Barraquer, Montserrat Caballé, Salvador Dalí, Francesc Duran i Reynals
9. Companys, procés a Catalunya (1979)
125 min | Biography, Drama, History
1939: The remains of the Spanish Republican Army crossed the French border. Among the exiles are Lluís Companys, President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and also Aguirre, President of ... See full summary »
Director: Josep Maria Forn | Stars: Luis Iriondo, Marta Angelat, Montserrat Carulla, Xabier Elorriaga
Votes: 66
10. Som i serem (1981)
12 min | Short
Director: Jorge Feliu | Stars: Josep Maria Angelat, Joan Borràs, Vicenç Manel Domènech, Claudi García
11. La leyenda del tambor (1981)
98 min | Adventure, Drama, War
The story of a young man who with his drums brought victory to his people.
Director: Jorge Grau | Stars: Andrés García, Mercedes Sampietro, Jorge Sanz, Alfredo Mayo
Votes: 45
La llegenda del timbaler del Bruc (1981) - in Catalan -
12. La plaça del Diamant (1982)
111 min | Drama
The life of a young woman in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath.
Director: Francesc Betriu | Stars: Silvia Munt, Lluís Homar, Joaquim Cardona, Elisenda Ribas
Votes: 143
13. The Long Winter (1992)
135 min | Drama, History, War
In this sequel to "Long Vacations of 36", the son of a large bourgeois family returns to Barcelona to find out what happened after he fled the country in '39. He learns the details of the fascist takeover from his former butler.
Director: Jaime Camino | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Jacques Penot, Elizabeth Hurley, Jean Rochefort
Votes: 117
14. Monturiol, el senyor del mar (1993)
Drama, Biography
This film is based on the true story of the Catalan lawyer and engineer Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol (Figueres 1819 - Barcelona 1885) who invented the submarine.
Director: Francesc Bellmunt | Stars: Abel Folk, Jordi Bosch, Josep Montanyès, Elena Pérez-Llorca
Votes: 33
15. Gaudí (1989)
57 min
Director: Manuel Huerga | Stars: Carles Sabater, Elisabeth Escayola, Jesús Orús, Santi Claramunt
Votes: 16
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