With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain

With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 12, 1937

Runtime

0h 18m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

48%

Original Title

With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain

Director

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Description

This advocacy documentary about the Lincoln Brigade was shot during the Spanish Civil War to raise funds for bringing wounded American volunteers home. Some 2,800 Americans enlisted in the International Brigades to fight against fascism in defense of the Spanish Republic. The film was directed by Henri Cartier-Bresson with Herbert Kline and additional photography was provided by Jacques Lemare and Robert Capa. This film is held at New York University’s Tamiment Library and is part of a vast collection of materials in the Abraham Lincoln Brigades Archive.