A War in Hollywood (2009)
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.
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Additional Info
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| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 2.281 |
Directed By
Oriol Porta
Crew
Oriol Porta
David Gutiérrez Camps
Oriol Porta
Elisa Plaza
Joan Cohen
Oriol Porta
Lisa Berger
Robert Memos
Alejandro Castillo
Miguel Ángel Rubio
Carles Pedragosa
Roberta Helling
Isabel Andrés
Isabel Andrés
David García
Javier García
Fernando Novillo
Isabel Andrés
Pere Aguilar
Cristina Mora
Lisa Berger
Lisa Berger
Bonnie Rowan
Cristina Mora
Llorenç Soler
TOP CAST
Lluís Soler
Alvah Bessie (voice)
Moe Fishman
Self - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Member
Susan Sarandon
Self - Actress
Román Gubern
Self - Film Historian / Screenwriter
Dan Bessie
Self - Alvah Bessie's Son
Walter Bernstein
Self - Screenwriter
Arthur Laurents
Self - Screenwriter
Patrick McGilligan
Self - Writer
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Alvah Bessie
Self - Screenwriter (archive footage)
Dalton Trumbo
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Edward Dmytryk
Self - Director (archive footage)
Eric Johnston
Self - MPAA President (archive footage)
Ernest Hemingway
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
John Garfield
John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage)
Joseph I. Breen
Self - PCA Administrator (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Manuel Fraga
Self (archive footage)
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