Words for an End of the World (2020)

6.7/10 98 min Documentary History

Overview

Spain, April 14, 1931. The Second Republic is born. From the beginning, the writer Miguel de Unamuno is considered one of the ethical pillars of the new regime. Five years later, on December 31, 1936, a few months after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), Unamuno dies at his home in Salamanca, capital of the rebel side, led by General Francisco Franco, and main center of dissemination of its propaganda apparatus.

Cast

José Sacristán

Miguel de Unamuno (voice)

Marian Álvarez

Researcher (voice)

Víctor Clavijo

General Millán-Astray (voice)

Andrés Gertrúdix

Bartolomé Aragón (voice)

Antonio de la Torre

General Mola (voice)

Vicente León

Manuel Azaña / Francisco Maldonado (voice)

Miguel de Unamuno

Self - Writer (archive footage)

King Alfonso XIII of Spain

Self (archive footage)

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