A War in Hollywood
Oriol Porta2009-10-16
A war behind the screen
6.8
92 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Lluís Soler | Alvah Bessie (voice) | Unowned |
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Moe Fishman | Self - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Member | Unowned |
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Susan Sarandon | Self - Actress | Zac E. Chan |
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Román Gubern | Self - Film Historian / Screenwriter | Unowned |
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Dan Bessie | Self - Alvah Bessie's Son | Unowned |
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Walter Bernstein | Self - Screenwriter | Unowned |
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Arthur Laurents | Self - Screenwriter | Unowned |
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Patrick McGilligan | Self - Writer | Unowned |
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Adolf Hitler | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Alvah Bessie | Self - Screenwriter (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Dalton Trumbo | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Edward Dmytryk | Self - Director (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Eric Johnston | Self - MPAA President (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Ernest Hemingway | Self - Writer (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Francisco Franco | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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John Garfield | John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Joseph I. Breen | Self - PCA Administrator (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Joseph Stalin | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Manuel Fraga | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |