The Spanish Earth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1937-08-20

Languages:

English, Spanish, German

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

52 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (422 Reviews)

Director:

Joris Ivens

Genres:

Documentary War

Cast:

Manuel Azaèa Josè Dèaz Dolores Ibèrruri Enrique Lister

Writer:

John Dos Passos (English narration)

Ernest Hemingway (English narration)

Fullplot:

This documentary tells of the struggles during the Spanish Civil War. It deals with the war at different levels: from the political level, at the ground military level focusing on battles in Madrid and the road from Madrid to Valencia, and at the support level. With the latter, a key project was building an irrigation system for an agricultural field near Fuentedueèa so that food could be grown to feed the soldiers.

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