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The Spanish Earth is a 1937 propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the democratically elected Republicans, whose forces included a wide range of the political left, communists, socialists, anarchists, centrists, and liberalist elements. The film was directed by Joris Ivens, written by John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway, narrated by Orson Welles and re-recorded by Hemingway (with Jean Renoir doing the narration in the French release), with music composed by Marc Blitzstein and arranged by Virgil Thomson.
Original Release
08/20/1937
US Release
08/20/1937
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Enrique Lister | Self (Republican Army) / Himself (Republican Army) |
| José Díaz | Self (Parliamentarian) / Himself (Parliamentarian) |
| Gustav Regler | Self (German writer) / Himself (German writer) |
| Dolores Ibárruri | Self / Herself |
| Manuel Azaña | Self (President of Spain) / Himself (President of Spain) |
| Commander Martinez de Aragón | Self (Republican Army) / Himself (Republican Army) |
| Orson Welles | Narrator (English version) (later replaced by Ernest Hemingway) / Narrator (voice) |
| Jean Renoir | Récitant / Narrator (French version) / Narrator (voice) |
| Ernest Hemingway | Narrator (English version) / Narrator (voice) |
Directors
Writers
Ernest Hemingway, Jean Renoir, Joris Ivens, John Dos Passos, Lillian Hellman, Archibald Macleish, Prudencio de Pereda
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Enrique Lister | Self (Republican Army) / Himself (Republican Army) |
| José Díaz | Self (Parliamentarian) / Himself (Parliamentarian) |
| Gustav Regler | Self (German writer) / Himself (German writer) |
| Dolores Ibárruri | Self / Herself |
| Manuel Azaña | Self (President of Spain) / Himself (President of Spain) |
| Commander Martinez de Aragón | Self (Republican Army) / Himself (Republican Army) |
| Orson Welles | Narrator (English version) (later replaced by Ernest Hemingway) / Narrator (voice) |
| Jean Renoir | Récitant / Narrator (French version) / Narrator (voice) |
| Ernest Hemingway | Narrator (English version) / Narrator (voice) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Herman Shumlin | Producer |
