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A War in Hollywood

A War in Hollywood

Oriol Porta

2009

  • Documentary
  • History
6.8

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 & crew

  • Oriol PortaDirector
  • Lluís SolerAlvah Bessie (voice)
  • Moe FishmanSelf - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Member
  • Susan SarandonSelf - Actress
  • Román GubernSelf - Film Historian / Screenwriter
  • Dan BessieSelf - Alvah Bessie's Son
  • Walter BernsteinSelf - Screenwriter
  • Arthur LaurentsSelf - Screenwriter
  • Patrick McGilliganSelf - Writer

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