The Spanish Civil War
Documentary series which uses film and eyewitness accounts from both sides of the conflict that divided Spain in the years leading up to World War Two, also placing it in its international context.
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Cast:Frank Finlay , Enrique Lister , Ramón Serrano Súñer , NarcÃs Julián , Alvaro Delgado , Manuel Vazquez Guillen , Felix Moreno de la Cova , Pilar Primo de Rivera , Asuncion Martinez , Justino de Azcárate , Eduardo de Guzmán , Timoteo Ruiz , Juan Crespo , Emilio Bernuz , Eduardo Pons Prades , Jose Vergara , Willie Forrest , Francisco Poyatos Lopez
S1.E3 ∙ Battleground for Idealists
In response to the intervention of fascist European states into the Spanish conflict, volunteers from around the globe were organized into the International Brigade to defend the Spanish Republic.
S1.E4 ∙ Franco and the Nationalists
In October, 1936, General Francisco Franco was named Chief of State by the Nationalists. In 1939, the General seized control of the government and established a fascist dictatorship in Spain.
S1.E6 ∙ Victory and Defeat
A chronicle of the fall of Barcelona and Madrid and the eventual victory of General Franco's army in 1939.
