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A War in Hollywood (2009)

A War in Hollywood (2009)

History Documentary

A war behind the screen

Release Date: 2009, October 16
Directors: Oriol Porta
Countries: Spain
Production: TV3, Área de Televisión, TVE
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Lluís Soler, Patrick McGilligan, Moe Fishman, Dan Bessie

Overview:

The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) caused a great impression on the lives of most of the American artists of that era, so many movies were made in Hollywood about it. The final defeat of the Spanish Republic left an open wound in the hearts of those who sympathized with its cause. The eventful life of screenwriter Alvah Bessie (1904-1985), one of the Hollywood Ten, serves to analyze this sadness, the tragedy of Spain and its consequences.

Keywords:

1940s propaganda 1950s 1930s anti-fascism 1960s spanish civil war (1936-39) movie business old hollywood franco regime (francoism) war propaganda hollywood history spanish second republic (1931-39) mccarthy era abraham lincoln brigade the hollywood ten