A War in Hollywood

A War in Hollywood

2009
1h 32min

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.

A War in Hollywood

Storyline

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.
Cast
Lluís Soler
Lluís Soler
Alvah Bessie (voice)
Moe Fishman
Self - Abraham Lincoln Brigade Member
Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon
Self - Actress
Román Gubern
Román Gubern
Self - Film Historian / Screenwriter
Dan Bessie
Self - Alvah Bessie's Son
Walter Bernstein
Walter Bernstein
Self - Screenwriter
Arthur Laurents
Arthur Laurents
Self - Screenwriter
Patrick McGilligan
Self - Writer
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Alvah Bessie
Self - Screenwriter (archive footage)
Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk
Self - Director (archive footage)
Eric Johnston
Self - MPAA President (archive footage)
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
John Garfield
John Garfield
John 'Kit' McKittrick / Self (archive footage)
Joseph I. Breen
Joseph I. Breen
Self - PCA Administrator (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Manuel Fraga
Manuel Fraga
Self (archive footage)
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