The Battle of Chile: Part I

The Battle of Chile: Part I

Part of The Battle of Chile Trilogy

1975•1h 37m•7.2/10

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7.2/10(49)

The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.

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Equipe Tercer Ano

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ES

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Cast

Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende

Self (archive footage)

Abilio Fernández

Self - Narrator (voice)

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