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

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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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Name	Known for
Lluís Soler Alvah Bessie (voice) Alvah Bessie (voice) See fewer	Luz de Mar (2022)
Brendan Price Alvah Bessie (voice) Alvah Bessie (voice) See fewer	The Chinese Puzzle (1974)
Alvah Bessie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Objective, Burma! (1945)
Moe Fishman Self - Member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Self - Member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade See fewer	Hollywood contra Franco (2008)
Susan Sarandon Self Self See fewer	Thelma & Louise (1991)
Román Gubern Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	Espérame en el cielo (1988)
Dan Bessie Self - Alvah Bessie's Son Self - Alvah Bessie's Son See fewer	Hard Traveling (1986)
Walter Bernstein Self Self See fewer	The Front (1976)
Arthur Laurents Self Self See fewer	Rope (1948)
Patrick McGilligan Self - Author of 'Tender Comrades' Self - Author of 'Tender Comrades' See fewer	Il était une fois (2024)
Eric Johnston Self - Motion Pictures Association (archive footage) Self - Motion Pictures Association (archive footage) See fewer	Prime Minister Nehru Makes First Visit to Hollywood (1961)
James Philips Voice over off line (voice) Voice over off line (voice) See fewer	Pla/Lectus (2009)
Lauren Bacall Rose Cullen / Self (archive footage) Rose Cullen / Self (archive footage) See fewer	To Have and Have Not (1944)
Ingrid Bergman María (archive footage) María (archive footage) See fewer	Casablanca (1942)
Herbert J. Biberman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Salt of the Earth (1954)
Humphrey Bogart Rick Blaine / Self (archive footage) Rick Blaine / Self (archive footage) See fewer	Casablanca (1942)
Charles Boyer Luis Denard (archive footage) Luis Denard (archive footage) See fewer	Gaslight (1944)
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	The 39 Steps (1935)
Claudette Colbert Augusta Nash (archive footage) Augusta Nash (archive footage) See fewer	It Happened One Night (1934)
Lester Cole Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Gary Cooper Robert Jordan (archive footage) Robert Jordan (archive footage) See fewer	High Noon (1952)
Bette Davis Sara Muller (archive footage) Sara Muller (archive footage) See fewer	All About Eve (1950)
Edward Dmytryk Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Henry Fonda Marco (archive footage) Marco (archive footage) See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Francisco Franco Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Raza (1942)
John Garfield John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage) John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage) See fewer	Four Daughters (1938)
Murray Hamilton Brooks Carpenter (archive footage) Brooks Carpenter (archive footage) See fewer	Jaws (1975)
Ernest Hemingway Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	To Have and Have Not (1944)
Hirohito Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Arrivée du prince du Japon Hiro Hito (1921)
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Danny Kaye Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
Ring Lardner Jr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	MAS*H (1970)
John Howard Lawson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Blockade (1938)
Michael Lonsdale Reporter (archive footage) Reporter (archive footage) See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Albert Maltz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Broken Arrow (1950)
Christian Marquand Zaganar (archive footage) Zaganar (archive footage) See fewer	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Ray Milland Tom Martin (archive footage) Tom Martin (archive footage) See fewer	The Lost Weekend (1945)
Zero Mostel Hecky Brown (archive footage) Hecky Brown (archive footage) See fewer	The Producers (1967)
Michael Murphy Alfred Miller (archive footage) Alfred Miller (archive footage) See fewer	Manhattan (1979)
Benito Mussolini Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hundred Days (1935)
Patrick O'Neal George Bissinger (archive footage) George Bissinger (archive footage) See fewer	Under Siege (1992)
Samuel Ornitz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	It Could Happen to You (1937)
Gregory Peck Harry Street / Manuel Artiguez (archive footage) Harry Street / Manuel Artiguez (archive footage) See fewer	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Anthony Quinn Viñolas (archive footage) Viñolas (archive footage) See fewer	Zorba the Greek (1964)
Claude Rains Captain Louis Renault (archive footage) Captain Louis Renault (archive footage) See fewer	Casablanca (1942)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Adrian Scott Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Crossfire (1947)
Joseph Stalin Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) See fewer	One Inch from Victory (1944)
Mark Stevens Dr. David Foster (archive footage) Dr. David Foster (archive footage) See fewer	Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
Barbra Streisand Katie (archive footage) Katie (archive footage) See fewer	Yentl (1983)
Dalton Trumbo Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Roman Holiday (1953)
Manuela Vargas María (archive footage) María (archive footage) See fewer	The Flower of My Secret (1995)
James Woods Frankie McVeigh (archive footage) Frankie McVeigh (archive footage) See fewer	Vampires (1998)

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