List of films produced in the Spanish Revolution

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This is a list of films produced in the Spanish Revolution. In the Spanish Revolution, the film industry was collectivized by the CNT and FAI. Between July 1936 and June 1937, 84 films were produced by SIE Films, FRIEP and Spartacus Films. [1] Only about 40 films have been preserved and not all them are complete.

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Feature films

TitleDurationYearDirectorProducerSummary
Aurora de esperanza 60'1937 Antonio Sau SIE FilmsDrama about the economic situation of the working-class and the start of the social revolution.
Barrios bajos 94'1937 Pedro Puche SIE FilmsDrama regarding prostitution of low class women.
Liberación ?1937 Joseph Amich i Bert SIE FilmsLost film.
¡No quiero... no quiero! 110'1938 Francisco Elías SIE FilmsLost film.
Nuestro culpable 84'1938 Fernando Mignoni Centro Films/FRIEPMusical comedy about a thief which is arrested for a theft he didn't commit.

Short films

TitleDurationYearDirectorProducerSummary
Como fieras 1937Lost film.
Francisca, mujer fatal 1936 Valentín R. González SIE FilmsLost film.
La última 15'1936 Pedro Puche SIE FilmsAbout the issues related to alcoholism.
Nosotros somos así 31'1936 Valentín R. González SIE FilmsMusical where some poor children help to save the life of a rich boy's father.
Paquete, el fotógrafo público número uno 35'1937 Ignacio Ferrés Iquino SIE FilmsOnly one minute is preserved.
Prostitución 1936 Feliciano Catalán SIE FilmsLost film.

Documentaries

TitleDurationDateProducerSummary
Aguiluchos de la FAI por tierras de Aragón (I)20'1936SUEPFirst documentary on the Durruti column in the Aragon front during July–August 1936. (Available in Spanish Film Archive)
Aguiluchos de la FAI por tierras de Aragón (II)7'1936SUEPSecond documentary of the series.
Aguiluchos de la FAI por tierras de Aragón (III)25'1936SUEPThird documentary of the series.
Alas negras12'1937SIE Films Bombing of Lérida by the fascists.
Amanecer sobre España44'1938SIA
Ayuda a Madrid7'1936SIE Films
Bajo el signo libertario15'1936SUEP
Barcelona trabaja para el frente23'1936Comité Central de Abastos de Barcelona
La Batalla de Farlete (IV)16'1936SUEP
El cerco de Huesca10'1937SIE Films
La Columna de Hierro (Hacia Teruel)18'1937SIE Films
La conquista de Carrascal de Chimillas (Frente de Huesca)13'1936Carlos Martínez Baena y Ramón Oliveras
División Heroica (En el Frente de Huesca)18'1937SIE Films
El Ejército de la Victoria. Un episodio: Casa Ambrosio10'1937SIE Films
En la brecha17'1937SIE Films
El entierro de Durruti10'1936SUEP
El frente y la retaguardia22'1937SIE Films
Fury over Spain52'1937SIE Films
El General Pozas visita el Frente de Aragón4'1937SIE Films
Madrid tumba del fascio (V)4'1936SIE Films
Madrid tumba del fascio (VIII)9'1937SIE Films
Madrid tumba del fascio (IX)10'1937SIE Films
Reportaje del movimiento revolucionario en Barcelona22'1936Oficina de Información y Propaganda de la CNT-FAI
La silla vacía17'1937SIE Films
Solidaridad del pueblo hacia las víctimas del fascismo10'1936SIE Films
Teruel ha caido10'1937SIE Films
La toma de Teruel7'1937SIE Films
Tres fechas gloriosas20'1937SIE Films
20 de noviembre10'1937SIE Films

Works about this period

There are some works that explore this period of Spanish cinema:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Artero, Antonio. "El anarquismo en el cine, una experiencia única" (in Spanish). Sindicato de Artes Gráficas, Comunicación y Espectáculos de Madrid – CNT/AIT. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
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