The Spanish Earth

1937

Action / Documentary / War

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 80% · 5 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 41% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 933 933

spanish civil war (1936-39)

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Joris Ivens Photo
Joris Ivens

Top cast

Jean Renoir Photo
Jean Renoir as Narrator
Ernest Hemingway Photo
Ernest Hemingway as Narrator
Orson Welles Photo
Orson Welles as Narrator
Carlos Romero Giménez Photo
Carlos Romero Giménez as Self - Commander 5th Division Republican Army
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487.65 MB
1280*974
English 2.0
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29.97 fps
12 hr 52 min
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903.8 MB
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English 2.0
Unrated
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29.97 fps
12 hr 52 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 5 / 10

A must see for historians and those who

A must see for historians and those who appreciate the nation of Spain, but otherwise a loose collection of insights into weekend warriors who must fight for several weeks at a time.
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

Very short (only 53 minutes) documentary, narrated by

Very short (only 53 minutes) documentary, narrated by Ernest Hemingway, on the Spanish Civil War during the 1930's. Mainly, this small collection of footage shows the battle scenes and people suffering through the events of this violent conflict. It just doesn't however have the same greatness as other documentaries (such as "The Sorrow and the Pity"). In fact, Hemingway's narration becomes annoying after a few minutes. Interviews with people who were directly affected by the conflict would have improved the film significantly, by both quality and age. I give it credit however for the battle scene footage.
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

Its technique is that of the film document

Its technique is that of the film document, but Hemingway's narrative makes it a definitely propagandist effort.
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