Film

A War in Hollywood

A war behind the screen

6.8

1h 32m

2009

“A war behind the screen”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Oriol Porta

Trailer

DocumentaryHistory

propagandamovie businessspanish civil war (1936-39)mccarthy erafranco regime (francoism)war propaganda1940sspanish second republic (1931-39)1950s1960s1930sold hollywood