The Spanish Earth
6.6/ 10IMDb6.521
193753m
Overview
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.
Top-billed cast
- MManuel Azaña
- JJosé Díaz
- DDolores Ibárruri
- EEnrique Lister
- CCommander Martinez de Aragón
- GGustav Regler
- OOrson Welles
- EErnest Hemingway
- JJean Renoir
Crew
- Director
- Joris Ivens
- Writers
- Prudencio de Pereda, John Dos Passos, Lillian Hellman, Archibald Macleish, Ernest Hemingway
- Production
- Contemporary Historians Inc.
Frequently asked questions
What is The Spanish Earth rated?
The Spanish Earth has an audience rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 21 votes.
Who directed The Spanish Earth?
The Spanish Earth was directed by Joris Ivens.
When was The Spanish Earth released?
The Spanish Earth was released in 1937.
