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General Report

General Report

19776.22h 45m

Overview

How does a country go from a dictatorship to a democracy? A detailed report on the political representation in the heart of the Spanish Transition, only a few months after General Franco’s death, when the sincere democratic vocation of Spanish people must effort to destroy, one heavy brick after another, the wall that those who supported the dictatorship and those who fought it from the exile built with resentment, hatred and prejudices.

Directed by Pere Portabella
Written by Carles Santos, Pere Portabella, Octavi Pellissa
Produced by Pere Portabella
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Top Cast

Felipe González Márquez

Felipe González Márquez

Self - Politician

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Raúl Morodo

Self - Politician

R

Ramón Tamames

Self - Politician

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José María Zufiaur

Self - Labor Union Leader

Marcelino Camacho

Marcelino Camacho

Self - Labor Union Leader

Nicolás Redondo

Nicolás Redondo

Self - Labor Union Leader

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Anselmo Carretero

Self - Writer

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José Prat

Self - Attorney-at-Law

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José María Gil-Robles

Self - Politician

Enrique Tierno Galván

Enrique Tierno Galván

Self - Politician

Themes & Keywords

spain1970spolitical instabilityfranco regime (francoism)labor unioncommunist partydictatorship aftermathpolitical struggleexiled spanish republican

About General Report

General Report is a documentary film released in 1977 exploring themes of spain, 1970s, political instability, franco regime (francoism), labor union, communist party. Directed by Pere Portabella, it stars Felipe González Márquez, Raúl Morodo, Ramón Tamames. How does a country go from a dictatorship to a democracy? A detailed report on the political representation in the heart of the Spanish Transition, only a few months after General Franco’s death, when the sincere democratic vocation of Spanish people must effort to destroy, one heavy brick after another, the wall that those who supported the dictatorship and those who fought it from the exile built with resentment, hatred and prejudices.

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