The Spanish Civil War (1983) Granada Television

The Spanish Civil War: Franco and the Nationalists

Description: How General Franco rose from being a cautious conspirator in 1936 to fusing together the conflicting ideologies of the Nationalists and becoming Europe's longest-ruling dictator of the twentieth century. Interviewees: Petra Roman De Bondia, Tomas Garicano Goni (Army Officer), Felix Moreno de la Cova (Landowner), Pedro Sainz Rodriguez (Monarchist), Narciso Perales (Falangist), Raimundo Fernandez Cuesta (Falangist), Jaime del Burgo (Carlist), Ramon Serrano Suner (Franco's brother-in-law), Eugenio Vegas Latapie (Monarchist), Cristina de Arteaga, Agapito Anton Perez (Peasant), Florentino Villandiego (Peasant), Pilar Primo de Rivera (Falangist), Franciso Poyatos Lopez (Lawyer). People: José Antonio Primo de Rivera, General José Millán Astray, Miguel Cabanellas, Manuel Hedilla. Places: Via de los Caidos ("The Valley of the Fallen"), Toledo. Terms: Christendom and Christian Civilization, the Spanish Fascist Party, Patria, Monarchism and Monarchists, the Comintern, C.E. D.A., Carlists and Carlism (Traditionalists and Traditionalism), Falange, Totalitarian States and Totalitarianism, Political Purges, Workers and the Working Class, Selva Vida, the Catholic Church and Catholicism, the Generalissimo, Divorce and Separation, Civil Marriage and Domestic Unions, Discrimination, Sexism, the Law of Political Responsibilities, Concentration Camps and Internment Camps

Composed almost entirely of archival film clips and period photos, this four-part series is a vault of primary source material on the Spanish Civil War. In addition, scholarly commentary offers critical interpretations of key facets of the war as the series’ narrative scrutinizes every major aspect of those bleak years of struggle, atrocity, and hardship. Numerous maps provide structure to the broad battlefield arena.