Chronicles of Hope

A film by Jorge Amat

More than half a century ago, civil war broke out in Spain. It lasted three years, and put Europe to the test. Between July 1936 and March 1939, 40,000 men and women went to the aid of the Republic and the Spanish people in their fight against Franco and his allies, the European fascist states. They came from the four corners of the earth, sparked by a free, personal commitment. They fought for a cause which their governments refused to back, until in their turn felt the menace of the fascist plague. In this film, we hear some forty volunteers of the International Brigades, from twelve different countries, speaking of their motivations, their struggles and their destinies.

Year:
1993
Length:
3 x 52 Minutes
Version(s) :
FR, EN
Director(s):
Jorge Amat
Writer(s):
Jorge Amat, Emil Weiss
Producer(s):
Emil Weiss, Diane Perelsztejn, Willy Perelsztejn
Camera:
Jean-Michel Humeau, Antonio Fenollera, Eric Atlan, Pierre David
Sound:
Elie Mendel, Jean-Michel Humeau
Music:
Ramon de Herrera
Editing:
Françoise London, Catherine Paoli, Sylvina L. Dollar
With:
Florence Gravas, Paloma Fernandez

A production of Michkan World Productions, Planète Cable, Les Films de la Mémoire, Tino Calabuig Productions, Les Productions de la Lanterne, B.S.H.

With the support of : Centre National de la Cinématographie, Ministère de la Culture et de la Francophonie, State and Regional Council of Aquitaine, French Community of Belgium, Commission Télévision de la PROCIREP, France 3

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Broadcasts
RTBFBelgium
CHANNEL FOURUnited Kingdom
PLANETE CABLEFrance
FRANCE 3France
FAB BerlinGermany
TVCSpain
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