Movie
Land and Freedom
Overview
David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-04-07
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Parallax Pictures, Messidor Films, Road Movies, British Screen
- Country
- United Kingdom, Spain, Germany
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ian Hart as David Carr
- Rosana Pastor as Blanca
- Frédéric Pierrot as Bernard
- Icíar Bollaín as Maite
- Tom Gilroy as Lawrence
- Angela Clarke as Kitty
- Eoin McCarthy as Connor
- Suzanne Maddock as Kim
- Jordi Dauder as Salas
- Pep Molina as Pepe
- Mandy Walsh as Dot
- Miguel Cabrillana as Speaker
Crew
- Ken Loach - Director
- Jim Allen - Writer
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