Land and freedom : a story from the Spanish Revolution / a Parallax Pictures, Messidor Films and Road Movies Dritte Produktionen production ; screenplay, Jim Allen ; executive producers, Sally Hibbin, Gerardo Herrero, Ulrich Felsberg ; producer, Rebecca O'Brien ; director, Ken Loach.

An epic tale of love and revolution during the Spanish Civil War. 1936: a local man in Liverpool wrestles with disillusion and decides to join the fight against fascism in Franco's Spain. He finds himself deeply drawn to the cause and character of his new comrades, the Republican freedom-fighters, e...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fenton, George (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Parallax Pictures
Messidor Films (Firm)
Road Movies Dritte Produktionen, GmbH
Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Loach, Ken, 1936- (Director)
Allen, Jim, 1926-1999 (Screenwriter)
O'Brien, Rebecca (Producer)
Hibbin, Sally, 1953- (Producer)
Herrero, Gerardo (Producer)
Felsberg, Ulrich (Producer)
Johnson, Martin (Film set designer)
Ackroyd, Barry (Cinematographer)
Alvargonzalex, Ana (Costume designer)
Morris, Jonathan (Film editor)
Hart, Ian, 1964- (Actor)
Pastor, Rosana (Actor)
Bollaín, Icíar, 1967- (Actor)
Gilroy, Tom (Actor)
Martínez, Marc, 1966- (Actor)
Pierrot, Frédéric (Actor)
Language:English
Catalan
Spanish
Korean
Language of the Original:
Catalan
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, Spanish and Catalan with optional Korean and English subtitles.
Published: [New York] : Kino Film, [2009]
Edition:Fullscreen.
Subjects:
Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939 > Drama.
Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939 > Women > Drama.
Liverpool (England) > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
British > Spain > Drama.
British.
Man-woman relationships.
Women.
England > Liverpool.
Spain.
1936 - 1939
War films.
Epic films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
History.
Genre:
Drama.
War films.
Epic films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Tierra y libertad.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
An epic tale of love and revolution during the Spanish Civil War. 1936: a local man in Liverpool wrestles with disillusion and decides to join the fight against fascism in Franco's Spain. He finds himself deeply drawn to the cause and character of his new comrades, the Republican freedom-fighters, especially the beautiful Blanca. Unfortunately, political infighting threatens to do them all in.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995.
Title from credits.
Videorecording.
Call Number:DP269 .L36 2009 VideoDVD
Awards:Winner, European Film Awards, Film of the Year, 1995; Winner, Cannes Film Festival, 1995 Ecumenical Prize and FIPRESCI Prize.
Credits:Production designer, Martin Johnson ; director of photography, Barry Ackroyd ; costume designer, Ana Alvargonzalez ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music by George Fenton.
System Details:DVD; all regions, NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 and 2.0 surround; aspect ratio 1.66:1.
Cast:
Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollain, Tom Gilroy, Marc Martinez, Frederic Pierrot.