The Spanish Earth
A propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the Republican government against the rebellion by Gen. Francisco Franco's forces who were backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The film would have been seen by those making it as a documentary.
Top Billed Cast
Manuel Azaña
Himself (President of Spain)
José Díaz
Himself (Parliamentarian)
Dolores Ibárruri
Herself
Enrique Lister
Himself (Republican Army)
Commander Martinez de Aragón
Himself (Republican Army)
Featured Crew
Prudencio de Pereda
Writer
John Dos Passos
Writer
Lillian Hellman
Writer
Archibald Macleish
Writer
Ernest Hemingway
Writer
Joris Ivens
Director
Joris Ivens
Writer
Virgil Thomson
Music
Helen van Dongen
Editor
Marc Blitzstein
Music Arranger
John Fernhout
Director of Photography