Guernica

Name: Guernica
Released: 1951-06-06
Rating: 6.1

1951

Picasso's most famous work bears witness to the atrocities of the Spanish civil war and fascism.

Trailer

Alain Resnais & Robert Hessen use the famous Picasso mural "Guernica" in combination with newspaper headlines in an anti-war cry against the Spanish Civil War. Narration by Jacques Pruvost highlights the Guernica atrocity of April 1937, followed by a poem by Paul Eluard read by María Casares to a discordant score by Guy Bernard.

Release Date

1951-06-06

Status

Released

Original Title

Guernica

Runtime

13 min

Original Language

FR

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Panthéon Productions

Overview

Alain Resnais & Robert Hessen use the famous Picasso mural "Guernica" in combination with newspaper headlines in an anti-war cry against the Spanish Civil War. Narration by Jacques Pruvost highlights the Guernica atrocity of April 1937, followed by a poem by Paul Eluard read by María Casares to a discordant score by Guy Bernard.

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