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A War in Hollywood(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-10-16
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Time: 1h 32m
A war behind the screen
Overview:
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.
Languages: Catalan, English, Spanish.
Countries:
Spain
ProductionCompanies: 
Área de Televisión
Movie: A War in Hollywood
Top 8 Billed Cast
Lluís Soler
Alvah Bessie (voice)
Susan Sarandon
Self - Actress
Román Gubern
Self - Film Historian / Screenwriter
Walter Bernstein
Self - Screenwriter
Arthur Laurents
Self - Screenwriter
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