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A War in Hollywood

A War in Hollywood

# A war behind the screen
Documentary   History
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Catalan , English , Spanish
📆 Date Released: 2009-10-16
⌚ Running Time: 92 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

Lluís Soler original image
Alvah Bessie (voice)
Lluís Soler
Moe Fishman original image
Self - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Member
Moe Fishman
Susan Sarandon original image
Self - Actress
Susan Sarandon
Román Gubern original image
Self - Film Historian / Screenwriter
Román Gubern
Dan Bessie original image
Self - Alvah Bessie's Son
Dan Bessie
Walter Bernstein original image
Self - Screenwriter
Walter Bernstein
Arthur Laurents original image
Self - Screenwriter
Arthur Laurents
Patrick McGilligan original image
Self - Writer
Patrick McGilligan
Adolf Hitler original image
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Alvah Bessie original image
Self - Screenwriter (archive footage)
Alvah Bessie
Dalton Trumbo original image
Self (archive footage)
Dalton Trumbo
Dwight D. Eisenhower original image
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edward Dmytryk original image
Self - Director (archive footage)
Edward Dmytryk
Eric Johnston original image
Self - MPAA President (archive footage)
Eric Johnston
Ernest Hemingway original image
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Ernest Hemingway
Francisco Franco original image
Self (archive footage)
Francisco Franco
Franklin D. Roosevelt original image
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Garfield original image
John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage)
John Garfield
Joseph I. Breen original image
Self - PCA Administrator (archive footage)
Joseph I. Breen
Joseph Stalin original image
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Manuel Fraga original image
Self (archive footage)
Manuel Fraga

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