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The Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War

1983•5h 12m•Documentary•War & Politics
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime5h 12m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 7, 1983

Episodes

Episode 1 - Prelude to TragedyE153m

Prelude to Tragedy

First in a six-part series. Looks at the background to the war: the five turbulent years that led to the crisis in July 1936 when a group of generals rose to overthrow the Republican government.

Jan 7, 1983

Episode 2 - Revolution, Counter-Revolution & TerrorE253m

Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror

Second in a six-part series. Considers the fact that half the Spanish Civil War’s victims died behind the lines, not in battle, but by political execution.

Jan 14, 1983

Episode 3 - Battleground for IdealistsE353m

Battleground for Idealists

The people who went to fight in the Spanish Civil War including the International Brigade, the Nazi Condor Legion and Italian Blackshirts, and the help supplied by the Soviet Union.

Jan 21, 1983

Episode 4 - Franco and the NationalistsE452m

Franco and the Nationalists

Part four of a documentary series. This part deals with the character of Franco and the make up of the Nationalist side. It includes footage of the Spanish Civil War and interviews with participants.

Jan 28, 1983

Episode 5 - Inside the RevolutionE552m

Inside the Revolution

Part five of a documentary series. This part deals with the activities of Communists, Socialists, and Anarchists on the Republican side.

Feb 4, 1983

Episode 6 - Victory and DefeatE652m

Victory and Defeat

A chronicle of the fall of Barcelona and Madrid and the eventual victory of General Franco's army in 1939.

Feb 11, 1983

Actors

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Self - Narrator

Enrique Lister

Self - Communist Commander

Narcís Julián

Self - Socialist worker

Ramón Serrano Súñer

Self - Franco's brother-in-law/Self - Nationalist

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