Songs for After a War
Songs for After a War

Songs for After a War

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1976
1h 41m
6.5(10 votes)
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History
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Overview

A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), through popular culture: songs, newspapers and magazines, movies and newsreels.

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25 members
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Francisco Franco

Self (archive footage)

Francisco Franco
Acting

Philippe Pétain

Self (archive footage)

Philippe Pétain
Acting

Imperio Argentina

Self (archive footage)

Imperio Argentina
Acting

Lola Flores

Self (archive footage)

Lola Flores
Acting

José Isbert

Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)

José Isbert
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Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler
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Manuel Azaña

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Camilo José Cela

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Camilo José Cela
Acting

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Winston Churchill
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Gary Cooper

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gary Cooper
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Salvador Dalí

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Salvador Dalí
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Joan Fontaine

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joan Fontaine
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Cary Grant

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cary Grant
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Rita Hayworth

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rita Hayworth
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Danny Kaye

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Danny Kaye
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Alfredo Mayo

Jesús Churruca (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alfredo Mayo
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Sara Montiel

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sara Montiel
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Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini
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Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry S. Truman
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Иосиф Сталин

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Иосиф Сталин
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Eva Duarte de Perón

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eva Duarte de Perón
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Jorge Negrete

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jorge Negrete
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Manolo Morán

Manolo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Manolo Morán
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Celia Gámez

Self (archive footage)

Celia Gámez
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Concha Piquer

Self (archive footage)

Concha Piquer

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