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Songs for After a War (1976)

Genre : Documentary, History, Music

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Basilio Martín Patino

Synopsis

A particular reading of the forties and fifties in Spain, the hard years of famine and repression after the massacre of the Spanish Civil War, using popular culture: songs sung by ordinary people, newspapers and magazines, movies and newsreels; the story of a country torn apart needing to overcome the memory of the war and face an uncertain and painful present.

Actors

Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage)
Philippe Pétain
Philippe Pétain
Self (archive footage)
Imperio Argentina
Imperio Argentina
Self (archive footage)

Crews

Basilio Martín Patino
Basilio Martín Patino
Director
Basilio Martín Patino
Basilio Martín Patino
Writer
José Luis García Sánchez
José Luis García Sánchez
Writer
José Luis Alcaine
José Luis Alcaine
Director of Photography
Manuel Parada
Manuel Parada
Original Music Composer

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