The Spanish Earth

The Spanish Earth

53 mins | Documentary, War | July 10, 1937

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.

The Spanish Earth

53 mins | Documentary, War | July 10, 1937

The Spanish Earth
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Contemporary Historians Inc.
Original title The Spanish Earth
Directors Joris Ivens
Writers Archibald Macleish, John Dos Passos, Prudencio de Pereda, Joris Ivens, Lillian Hellman, Ernest Hemingway

Cast

Manuel Azaña

as Himself (President of Spain)

José Díaz

as Himself (Parliamentarian)

Dolores Ibárruri

as Herself

Enrique Lister

as Himself (Republican Army)

Commander Martinez de Aragón

as Himself (Republican Army)

Gustav Regler

as Himself (German writer)

Orson Welles

as Narrator (voice)

Ernest Hemingway

as Narrator (voice)

Jean Renoir

as Narrator (voice)