| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 07, 1995 |
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| Director: | Ken Loach |
| Writer: | Jim Allen |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | spain, solidarity, fascism, revolution, worker, spanish civil war (1936-39), anarchist, franco regime (francoism), betrayal, working class |
| Production Companies | Road Movies, BiM Distribuzione, BBC Film, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Diaphana Films, British Screen, TVE, Parallax Pictures, Canal+ España, Messidor Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ian Hart | David Carr |
| Rosana Pastor | Blanca |
| Frédéric Pierrot | Bernard |
| Icíar Bollaín | Maite |
| Tom Gilroy | Lawrence |
| Angela Clarke | Kitty |
| Eoin McCarthy | Connor |
| Suzanne Maddock | Kim |
| Jordi Dauder | Salas |
| Pep Molina | Pepe |
| Mandy Walsh | Dot |
| Miguel Cabrillana | Speaker |
| Francesc Orella | Casado |
| Daniel Muñoz | Man in the Cafe |
| Marc Martínez | Juan Vidal |
| Andrés Aladren | Militia member |
| Sergi Calleja | Militia member |
| Raffaele Cantatore | Militia member |
| Pascal Demolon | Militia member |
| Paul Laverty | Militia member |
| Josep Magem | Militia member |
| Eoin McCarthy | Connor Coogan |
| Jürgen Müller | Militia member |
| Víctor Roca | Militia member |
| Emil Samper | Militia member |
| Rafael Díaz | Barracks officer |
| Felicio Pellicer | Nationalist officer |
| Ricard Arilla | Priest |
| Enriqueta Ferré | Concierge |
| Asunción Royo | Old woman |
| Phil O'Brien | Ambulance man |
| Dave Seddon | Ambulance man |
| Xavier Amatller | Man on the train |
| Jaime Prats | Man on the train |
| Jose Luis Prats | Man on the train |
| Carles Vilarrasa | Man on the train |
| Fina Alcañiz | Townsperson |
| Claudio Domínguez | Townsperson |
| Ernesto Grau | Townsperson |
| Maria Folch | Townsperson |
| Maite Lucas | Townsperson |
| Sebastia Marmaña | Townsperson |
| Lola Olives | Townsperson |
| Ma Eugenia Palatsi | Townsperson |
| Pepa Palatsi | Townsperson |
| Miguel Quintana | Townsperson |
| Aniceto Rallo | Townsperson |
| Paco Rangel | Townsperson |
| Jose Antonio Ripolles | Townsperson |
| Consol Segura | Townsperson |
| Manolo Vicent | Townsperson |
| David Allen | Man on the roof |
| Manel Anoro | Man on the roof |
| Lali Cambra | Woman on the roof |
| Cristóbal Estudillo | Man on the roof |
| Adoni González | Man on the roof |
| José Luis González | Man on the roof |
| Marius Lou | Man on the roof |
| Pep Navarro | Woman on the roof |
| Antonio Pellicer | Man on the roof |
| Pepe Valenzuela | Man on the roof |
| Joan Pau Romaní | Woman In the cafe |
| Santi Celaya | Man In the cafe |
| Josep Galindo | Man In the cafe |
| Sergio García | Man In the cafe |
| Neus Agulló | Blanca's parent |
| Pep Cortés | Blanca's parent |
| Joan Manuel Gurillo | (uncredited) |
| Francisco Franco | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Moreno-Fuentes | Milician (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ken Loach | Director |
| Jim Allen | Writer |
| Barry Ackroyd | Director of Photography |
| Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Daphne Dare | Costume Design |
| Reyes Abades | Special Effects Supervisor |
| David Old | ADR & Dubbing, ADR Editor |
| Jonathan Morris | Editor |
| Marta Valsecchi | Casting |
| Ana Alvargonzález | Costume Design |
| Susanna Lenton | Script Supervisor |
| Roger Smith | Script Editor |
| Dominic Seal | Gaffer |
| Cosmo Campbell | Camera Operator |
| Nigel Willoughby | Camera Operator |
| Kevin Brazier | ADR & Dubbing, ADR Editor |
| Annie McEwan | Makeup Artist |
| Wendy Ettinger | Casting |
| Richard Rousseau | Casting |
| Martin Johnson | Production Design |
| David Howell-Evans | Art Department Coordinator |
| Tomás Urbán | Armorer |
| Joan Benet | Camera Operator |
| Jeremy Gee | Camera Operator |
| Paul Chedlow | Still Photographer |
| Ray Beckett | Sound Recordist |
| George Fenton | Original Music Composer |
| Lidia Roure | Set Decoration |
| Yousaf Bokhari | Production Manager |
| Paco Calvo | Assistant Director |
| Javier Chinchilla | Assistant Director |
| Glenys Davies | Assistant Director |
| Guillermo Escribano | Assistant Director |
| Neil Grigson | Assistant Director |
| Julian Hearne | Assistant Director |
| Charlie Lázaro | Assistant Director |
| David Martínez | Assistant Director |
| Mick Ward | Assistant Director |
| Clive Pendry | Sound Mixer |
| Alan Sallabank | Foley Mixer |
| Pedro Moreno | Special Effects Technician |
| Félix Sepúlveda | Special Effects Technician |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rebecca O'Brien | Producer |
| Ulrich Felsberg | Executive Producer |
| Gerardo Herrero | Executive Producer |
| Sally Hibbin | Executive Producer |
| Marta Esteban | Associate Producer |
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