Words for an End of the World

Words for an End of the World

98 mins | Documentary, History | Nov. 13, 2020

Spain, April 14, 1931. The Second Republic is born. From the beginning, the writer Miguel de Unamuno is considered one of the ethical pillars of the new regime. Five years later, on December 31, 1936, a few months after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), Unamuno dies at his home in Salamanca, capital of the rebel side, led by General Francisco Franco, and main center of dissemination of its propaganda apparatus.

Words for an End of the World

98 mins | Documentary, History | Nov. 13, 2020

Words for an End of the World
Spain, April 14, 1931. The Second Republic is born. From the beginning, the writer Miguel de Unamuno is considered one of the ethical pillars of the new regime. Five years later, on December 31, 1936, a few months after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), Unamuno dies at his home in Salamanca, capital of the rebel side, led by General Francisco Franco, and main center of dissemination of its propaganda apparatus.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers TVE, EiTB, Pantalla partida, Imagine! Factory Films
Original title Palabras para un fin del mundo
Directors Pablo Ontoria, Manuel Menchón
Writers Manuel Menchón

Cast

José Sacristán

as Miguel de Unamuno (voice)

Marian Álvarez

as Researcher (voice)

Víctor Clavijo

as General Millán-Astray (voice)

Andrés Gertrúdix

as Bartolomé Aragón (voice)

Antonio de la Torre

as General Mola (voice)

Miguel Cubero

as José María Pemán (voice)

Ramón Mayrata

as Father Tusquets / Gen. Gonzalo de Aguilera (voice)

Vicente León

as Manuel Azaña / Francisco Maldonado (voice)

Javier Maqua

as Francisco Bravo (voice)

Margarita Arnaz

as Susana Unamuno (voice)

Helvia Álvarez

as Researcher

Miguel de Unamuno Adarraga

as Self - Grandson

Miguel de Unamuno

as Self - Writer (archive footage)

King Alfonso XIII of Spain

as Self (archive footage)

Indalecio Prieto

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Francisco Largo Caballero

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Pedro Rico López

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Niceto Alcalá-Zamora

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Manuel Azaña

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

José María Gil Robles

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

José Millán-Astray

as Self - Military (archive footage)

Francisco Franco

as Self - Politician (archive footage)