Songs for After a War

Nan
1h 41m
1976
6.5 /10 (10)

Overview

A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), through popular culture: songs, newspapers and magazines, movies and newsreels.

Country : Spain
Languages : Español
Released Date: 1976-02-09

Top Billed Cast

Francisco Franco

Self (archive footage)

Philippe Pétain

Self (archive footage)

Imperio Argentina

Self (archive footage)

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