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Defence of Madrid
193633 min 53 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Ivor MontaguNorman McLaren
Production: Norman McLaren
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Shortly after joining the General Post Office Film Unit in London, and before making a film there, McLaren went to Madrid with Ivor Montagu to film the siege of the city by Franco's army. The resulting film was used in the campaign to raise funds for the Republican cause.
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Subject categories
- War, Conflict and Peace > Civil WarEurope
- Foreign Countries > Conflicts and Civil WarSpain and Portugal
Credits
- director
- Ivor Montagu
- Norman McLaren
- producer
- Norman McLaren