The Spanish Earth (1937)
53m
Running Time
July 10, 1937Release Date
Plot.
A propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the Republican government against the rebellion by Gen. Francisco Franco's forces who were backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The film would have been seen by those making it as a documentary.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Enrique Lister
Self - Commander 1st Division Republican Army
José Díaz
Self - Member of Parliament
Gustav Regler
Self - German Writer
Dolores Ibárruri
Self - Republican Leader
Manuel Azaña
Self - President of the Republic
Lillian Hellman
Writer
Commander Martinez de Aragón
Self (Republican Army)
Virgil Thomson
Music
Details.
Wiki.
The Spanish Earth is a 1937 anti-fascist film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the democratically elected Republicans, whose forces included a wide range from the political left like communists, socialists, anarchists, to moderates like centrists, and liberalist elements. The film was directed by Joris Ivens, written by John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway, narrated by Orson Welles and re-recorded by Hemingway (with Jean Renoir doing the narration in the French release), with music composed by Marc Blitzstein and arranged by Virgil Thomson.