The Spanish Earth (1937)
0h 53m · 10 Jul 1937
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Joris Ivens’s advocacy documentary for the Republican cause intercuts a besieged Madrid with a nearby village digging an irrigation canal, linking the war to bread, land, and survival. Produced by the writers’ collective Contemporary Historians, edited by Helen van Dongen, scored by Marc Blitzstein, and narrated in its U.S. version by Ernest Hemingway (after an initial Orson Welles track), it blends frontline reportage with persuasion against Franco’s forces and their German–Italian backers.
| Movie ID | 75101 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Joris Ivens |
| Main cast | Manuel Azaña, José Díaz, Dolores Ibárruri, Enrique Lister, Commander Martinez de Aragón, Gustav Regler, Orson Welles, Ernest Hemingway |
| Release date | 10 July 1937 |
| Release year | 1937 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 53 min (0h 53m) |
| Rating | 6.7 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Contemporary Historians Inc. |
Director: Joris Ivens
Writers: Prudencio de Pereda, John Dos Passos, Lillian Hellman, Archibald Macleish, Ernest Hemingway, Joris Ivens
Top cast
Manuel AzañaHimself (President of Spain)
José DíazHimself (Parliamentarian)
Dolores IbárruriHerself
Enrique ListerHimself (Republican Army)
Commander Martinez de AragónHimself (Republican Army)
Gustav ReglerHimself (German writer)
Orson WellesNarrator (voice)
Ernest HemingwayNarrator (voice)
Jean RenoirNarrator (voice)
Dolores IbárruriHerself
Enrique ListerHimself (Republican Army)
Commander Martinez de AragónHimself (Republican Army)
Gustav ReglerHimself (German writer)
Orson WellesNarrator (voice)
Ernest HemingwayNarrator (voice)
Jean RenoirNarrator (voice)
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