Land and Freedom

Apr 7, 1995

1h 49m

★ 7.3

Overview

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.

Genres

War

Drama

History

Production Companies

Parallax Pictures

Messidor Films

Road Movies

British Screen

Land and Freedom Trailers

Cast

David Carr

Ian Hart

Blanca

Rosana Pastor

Bernard

Frédéric Pierrot

Maite

Icíar Bollaín

Lawrence

Tom Gilroy

Kitty

Angela Clarke

Connor

Eoin McCarthy

Kim

Suzanne Maddock

Salas

Jordi Dauder

Pepe

Pep Molina

Dot

Mandy Walsh

Speaker

Miguel Cabrillana

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