The read
It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
Spanish Civil War, 1937. A platoon of Republican soldiers plans to stop the advance of the rebel troops by bombing a bridge on the road to Zaragoza, near the city of Linás. With the close collaboration of the peasants of the area, the soldiers try to overcome the continuous bombardments and endure the harsh and tireless opposition of the powerful enemy…
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- André MalrauxDirector
- Darius MilhaudOriginal Music Composer
- Denis MarionScreenplay
- Boris PeskineScreenplay
- André MalrauxScreenplay
Cast
- Andrés MejutoCaptain Muñoz
- Nicolás RodríguezPilot Márquez
- José María LadoThe Peasant
- Miguel del CastilloGonzález (uncredited)
- Pedro CodinaSchreiner (uncredited)
- Serafín FerroSaidi (uncredited)
- Julio PeñaAttigniès (uncredited)
- José SempereCommandant Peña (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookpropagandaspanish civil war (1936-39)franco regime (francoism)sabotageteruel, spainspanish second republic (1931-39)brothers-in-arms relationship