2009DocumentaryHistory1h 32m
A War in Hollywood
A war behind the screen
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.
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Lluís Soler
Alvah Bessie (voice)
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Moe Fishman
Self - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Member
Susan Sarandon
Self - Actress
Román Gubern
Self - Film Historian / Screenwriter
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Dan Bessie
Self - Alvah Bessie's Son
Walter Bernstein
Self - Screenwriter
Arthur Laurents
Self - Screenwriter
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Patrick McGilligan
Self - Writer
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propagandamovie businessspanish civil war (1936-39)mccarthy erafranco regime (francoism)war propaganda1940sspanish second republic (1931-39)1950s1960s1930sold hollywoodanti-fascismhollywood historyabraham lincoln brigadethe hollywood ten
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