Land and Freedom

Land and Freedom

1995•1h 49m•7.3/10

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7.3/10(291)

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.

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Production

Parallax Pictures, Messidor Films, Road Movies, British Screen

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

David Carr

Rosana Pastor

Rosana Pastor

Blanca

Frédéric Pierrot

Frédéric Pierrot

Bernard

Icíar Bollaín

Icíar Bollaín

Maite

Tom Gilroy

Tom Gilroy

Lawrence

Angela Clarke

Angela Clarke

Kitty

Eoin McCarthy

Connor

Suzanne Maddock

Suzanne Maddock

Kim

Jordi Dauder

Jordi Dauder

Salas

Pep Molina

Pep Molina

Pepe

Mandy Walsh

Dot

Miguel Cabrillana

Speaker

Francesc Orella

Francesc Orella

Casado

Daniel Muñoz

Daniel Muñoz

Man in the Cafe

Marc Martínez

Marc Martínez

Juan Vidal

Andrés Aladren

Militia member

Sergi Calleja

Sergi Calleja

Militia member

Raffaele Cantatore

Militia member

Pascal Demolon

Pascal Demolon

Militia member

Paul Laverty

Paul Laverty

Militia member

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