A War in Hollywood 2009

A war behind the screen

A War in Hollywood

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Documentary History

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.

Top Billed 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

Release Date 2009-10-16
Runtime 1h 32m
Directors Oriol Porta, Isabel Andrés, David García
Producers Lisa Berger, Elisa Plaza, Oriol Porta, Cristina Mora, Lisa Berger
Writers Llorenç Soler, Oriol Porta, Isabel Andrés