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Title The Defence of Madrid
Production Date 1936
Country of Production United Kingdom
Duration 00:50:11
Film Subject Era 1925-1939
Genre Documentary
Summary A silent film with intertitles showing the defence of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War.
Subjects Spanish Civil War (1936-1939); Anti-fascism; Fascism; Air raids; Bombing; Army; Recruitment; Militia; Evacuation; Rationing; Food; Food distribution; Health and medicine; Medical practitioners; Hospitals; Charity; Hostages; Torture; Democracy; Rebellion; Coups; Wars
People Franco, Francisco (1892-1975); Queipo de Llano, Gonzalo (1875-1951); Mola, Emilio (1887-1937); Rathbone, Eleanor (1872-1946); Caballero, Francisco Largo (1869-1946); Miaja, Jose (1878-1958); Addison, Christopher (1869-1951); Marty, Andre (1886-1956); Renn, Ludwig (1889-1979); Beimler, Hans (1895-1936); Fox, Ralph Winston (1990-1936)
Places Madrid; Spain
Fiction/Non Fiction Non Fiction
Sound Silent
Colour Format Black and White
Language English (Subtitles)
Module Wars & Revolutions
Copyright The British Film Institute