A War in Hollywood (2009)
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)
Moe Fishman
Self - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Member
Susan Sarandon
Self - Actress
Román Gubern
Self - Film Historian / Screenwriter
Dan Bessie
Self - Alvah Bessie's Son
Walter Bernstein
Self - Screenwriter
Arthur Laurents
Self - Screenwriter
Patrick McGilligan
Self - Writer
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Alvah Bessie
Self - Screenwriter (archive footage)
Dalton Trumbo
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Keywords
1960s1930s1950s1940sMovie businessPropagandaFranco regime (francoism)War propagandaSpanish civil warOld hollywoodAnti-fascistHollywood historyMccarthy eraSpanish second republicPropaganda cinemaAnti-fascismAbraham lincoln brigadeThe hollywood tenSpanish civil war (1936-39)Spanish second republic (1931-39)
