Guernica
Synopsis
On 26th April 1937 the little spanish town of Guernica was bombed by airmen of the Condor Legion sent by Hitler to support General Franco. The town was burned and razed to the ground. This was the first time in history that an air force was used to attack a civilian population. The documentary takes as its starting point the famous painting by Picasso created in 1937 to bear witness to the atrocities of the Spanish civil war and fascism, and then explores further the war on metaphorical mode.
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- Executive Producer : Les Films du Panthéon
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Jeudi
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- Executive Producer : Pierre Braunberger
- Director of Photography : Henri Ferrand
- Music Composer : Guy Bernard
- Sound Recordist : Pierre Calvet
- Narration Writer : Paul Éluard
- Narrators : Jacques Pruvost, Maria Casarès
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Painting, War
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1950
- Runtime : 13 min
- Visa number : 9199
- Visa issue date : 05/06/1951
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Mono
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