Hollywood contra Franco (2008)
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- 1h 32min
- Documentary, Biography
- 16 Oct 2009 (Spain)
- Movie
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...
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Cast
| Lluís Soler | ... |
Alvah Bessie (voice)
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| Brendan Price | ... |
Alvah Bessie (voice)
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Alvah Bessie | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Moe Fishman | ... |
Self - Member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
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| Susan Sarandon | ... |
Self
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Román Gubern | ... |
Self - Film Historian
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Dan Bessie | ... |
Self - Alvah Bessie's Son
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| Walter Bernstein | ... |
Self
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| Arthur Laurents | ... |
Self
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Patrick McGilligan | ... |
Self - Author of 'Tender Comrades'
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| Eric Johnston | ... |
Self - Motion Pictures Association (archiveFootage)
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James Philips | ... |
Voice over off line (voice)
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| Lauren Bacall | ... |
Rose Cullen / Self (archiveFootage)
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| Ingrid Bergman | ... |
María (archiveFootage)
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| Herbert J. Biberman | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Humphrey Bogart | ... |
Rick Blaine / Self (archiveFootage)
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| Charles Boyer | ... |
Luis Denard (archiveFootage)
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| Joseph Breen | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
(as Joseph I. Breen)
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| Madeleine Carroll | ... |
Norma (archiveFootage)
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| Claudette Colbert | ... |
Augusta Nash (archiveFootage)
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Lester Cole | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Gary Cooper | ... |
Robert Jordan (archiveFootage)
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| Bette Davis | ... |
Sara Muller (archiveFootage)
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| Edward Dmytryk | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Henry Fonda | ... |
Marco (archiveFootage)
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| Francisco Franco | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| John Garfield | ... |
John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archiveFootage)
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| Murray Hamilton | ... |
Brooks Carpenter (archiveFootage)
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| Ernest Hemingway | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Hirohito | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Adolf Hitler | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Danny Kaye | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Ring Lardner Jr. | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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John Howard Lawson | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Michael Lonsdale | ... |
Reporter (archiveFootage)
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Albert Maltz | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Christian Marquand | ... |
Zaganar (archiveFootage)
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| Ray Milland | ... |
Tom Martin (archiveFootage)
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| Zero Mostel | ... |
Hecky Brown (archiveFootage)
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| Michael Murphy | ... |
Alfred Miller (archiveFootage)
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| Benito Mussolini | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Patrick O'Neal | ... |
George Bissinger (archiveFootage)
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Samuel Ornitz | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Gregory Peck | ... |
Harry Street / Manuel Artiguez (archiveFootage)
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| Anthony Quinn | ... |
Viñolas (archiveFootage)
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| Claude Rains | ... |
Captain Louis Renault (archiveFootage)
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Adrian Scott | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Joseph Stalin | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
(as Iosif Stalin)
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| Mark Stevens | ... |
Dr. David Foster (archiveFootage)
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| Barbra Streisand | ... |
Katie (archiveFootage)
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| Dalton Trumbo | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Manuela Vargas | ... |
María (archiveFootage)
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| James Woods | ... |
Frankie McVeigh (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Oriol Porta | ||
Written by
| Isabel Andrés | ... | (written by) |
| Oriol Porta | ... | (written by) |
| Llorenç Soler | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Lisa Berger | ... | associate producer / producer / research producer: archive |
| Cristina Mora | ... | producer / research associate producer |
| Elisa Plaza | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Carles Pedragosa | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
| David Garcia | ... | director of photography |
| David García | ||
Editing by
| David Gutiérrez Camps | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Isabel Andrés | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Pere Aguilar | ... | sound mixer |
| Javier García | ... | sound |
| Fernando Novillo | ... | sound editor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Id Communications (2009) (World-wide) (tv)
- Àrea de Televisió (2008) (Spain)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 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 |
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