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A War in Hollywood

A War in Hollywood

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 16, 2009

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Documentary, History

User Score

68%

Original Title

Hollywood contra Franco

Production Companies

TV3, Área de Televisión, TVE

Director

Oriol Porta

Description

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.