Celuloide colectivo: el cine en guerra

Oct 23, 2009

1h 24m

★ 7.5

Overview

July, 1936. The terrible Spanish Civil War begins. When the streets are taken by the working class, the social revolution begins as well. The public shows are socialized, a model of production and exhibition of films, never seen before in the history of cinema, is created, where the workers are the owners and managers of the industry, through the unions.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Just Films

Nadie es Perfecto

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Cast

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Albert Girona

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Alejandro Montiel

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Alfonso del Amo

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Basilio Martín Patino

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Colette Durruti

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Concha García-Bragado Acín

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Emeterio Díez Puertas

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Heleno Saña

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José María Caparrós Lera

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José María Claver Esteban

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Josep Lluís Sirera

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Juan Antonio Ríos Carratalá

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