A War in Hollywood

A War in Hollywood

A war behind the screen

2009 es 92 minutes

Rating: 6.8

Plot

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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Cast

Lluís Soler

Lluís Soler

Alvah Bessie (voice)

Moe Fishman

Moe Fishman

Self - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Member

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Self - Actress

Román Gubern

Román Gubern

Self - Film Historian / Screenwriter

Dan Bessie

Dan Bessie

Self - Alvah Bessie's Son

Walter Bernstein

Walter Bernstein

Self - Screenwriter

Arthur Laurents

Arthur Laurents

Self - Screenwriter

Patrick McGilligan

Patrick McGilligan

Self - Writer

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Alvah Bessie

Alvah Bessie

Self - Screenwriter (archive footage)

Dalton Trumbo

Dalton Trumbo

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Edward Dmytryk

Edward Dmytryk

Self - Director (archive footage)

Eric Johnston

Eric Johnston

Self - MPAA President (archive footage)

Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

John Garfield

John Garfield

John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage)

Joseph I. Breen

Joseph I. Breen

Self - PCA Administrator (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Manuel Fraga

Manuel Fraga

Self (archive footage)

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