Francisco Franco

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Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo. This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain or as the Francoist dictatorship.

Most Popular Francisco Franco Trailers

Total trailers found: 50

The Ponzán Network Trailer (2022)

24 October 2022

During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the Second World War (1939-1945), around three thousand people managed to elude their pursuers, and probably also avoided being killed, thanks to the heroic and very efficient efforts of the Ponzán Team, a brave group of people — mountain guides, forgers, safe house keepers and many others —, led by Francisco Ponzán Vidal, who managed to save their lives, both on one side and the other of the border between Spain and France.

The Fight For Peace Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.

Words for an End of the World Trailer (2020)

13 November 2020

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.

The Most Dangerous Man in Europe: Otto Skorzeny's After War Trailer (2020)

29 January 2020

Waffen-SS officer Otto Skorzeny (1908-75) became famous for his participation in daring military actions during World War II.

Spanish Western Trailer (2015)

04 May 2015

A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible, and a walk through the landscapes that made it possible to recreate in Spain, mainly in the desert of Almería, hundreds of adventures set in the remote American Far West.

Spain: A Country Divided Trailer (2022)

28 June 2022

Obsessively referring to the traumas and wounds that the Spanish civil war (1936-39) and Franco's dictatorship (1939-75) caused in their day no longer serves to explain the impassable abyss of incomprehension and hatred that the abject policies and radical positions adopted by both the right and the left in recent decades have opened up before the citizens of a country that is barely known beyond hackneyed cultural clichés.

Los Xey: A Real Movie Story Trailer (2024)

07 March 2024

The incredible story of Los Xey, a musical group born in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1940, which achieved and maintained an extraordinary worldwide success until its dissolution in 1961.

Human Remains Trailer (1998)

21 March 1998

Human Remains is a haunting documentary which illustrates the banality of evil by creating intimate portraits of five of the 20th century's most reviled dictators.

Jornal Português (1938-1951) Trailer (2015)

14 December 2015

The newsreel series Jornal Português (1938-1951) was produced for the Secretariat of National Propaganda (SPN/SNI) by the "Portuguese Newsreel Society" (SPAC), under the technical supervision of António Lopes Ribeiro.

Todos los nombres de Sara Trailer (2019)

15 December 2019

Born in Campo de Criptana, a small village in the Spanish region of La Mancha, Sara Montiel (1928-2013) conquered Mexico, Hollywood, and the hearts of people.

Palme Trailer (2012)

14 September 2012

Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was openly shot to death on a February evening 1986 on the streets of Stockholm.

La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961) Trailer (2022)

05 October 2022

The amazing story of Cifesa, a mythical film production company founded in Valencia by the Casanova family that managed to dominate the box office during the turbulent times of the Second Spanish Republic, the carnage of the Civil War and the hardships of the long post-war period and Franco's dictatorship — and survive until the sixties, when Spain was timidly beginning to change.

The Voice of Thaïs Trailer (2022)

09 June 2022

Clara Mingueza, an actress from Barcelona, sets out to move the mortal remains of Elena Jordi (1882-1945), vaudeville star, actress and the first woman director of Spanish cinema, to her hometown, while trying to find a copy of Thaïs, the only film she directed.

Spain 1936 Trailer (1937)

24 January 1937

A Spanish documentary from Jean-Paul Le Chanois & Luis Buñuel made during the Spanish Civil War.

Raza Trailer (1942)

30 January 1942

The troubled story of the Churruca family, a noble lineage of brave seamen, descendants of Cosme Damián Churruca, the Spanish hero of the Battle of Trafalgar; from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39).

The March on Rome Trailer (2022)

20 October 2022

The fascinating story of the rise to power of dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) in Italy in 1922 and how fascism marked the fate of the entire world in the dark years to come.

The Endless Trench Trailer (2019)

31 October 2019

A small village in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, 1936. Higinio and Rosa have been married only for a few months when the Civil War breaks out.

Monkeys Like Becky Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

The first part of this documentary deals with the Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz, Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1949, one of the first surgeons to apply the technique called lobotomy for the treatment of schizophrenia.

The World at War Trailer (1942)

18 September 1942

Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.

Land and Freedom Trailer (1995)

07 April 1995

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.

Operation Ogre Trailer (1979)

28 September 1979

Spain, 1973. Dictator Francisco Franco has ruled the country since 1939 with an iron fist; but he is now a very old and sick man.

Heroic Spain Trailer (1938)

02 August 1938

Documentary produced by Falange and edited in Berlin, in response to the international success of the Republican production "Spain 1936" (Le Chanois, 1937).

De Madrid a la Luna Trailer (2006)

24 October 2006

Franco, ese hombre Trailer (1964)

11 November 1964

A documentary that takes a broad overview of the life of the dictator, which is a review of the history of the twentieth century so far.

Franco, el centinela de occidente Trailer (2005)

10 February 2005

The Last Circus Trailer (2010)

17 December 2010

A trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.

Amour de vivre Trailer (2010)

01 May 2010

An account of the brief life of the writer Albert Camus (1913-1960), a Frenchman born in Algeria: his Spanish origin on the isle of Menorca, his childhood in Algiers, his literary career and his constant struggle against the pomposity of French bourgeois intellectuals, his communist commitment, his love for Spain and his opposition to the independence of Algeria, since it would cause the loss of his true home, his definitive estrangement.

Últimas tardes con Teresa Trailer (1984)

02 April 1984

Adapted from the novel by Juan Marse, the film shows two distant worlds in the Spain of the 50's, the suburban and the bourgeois, which are related through two characters, Manolo Reyes, vulgar motorcycle thief who aspires to escape poverty and Teresa Serrat, university student of bourgeois extraction seduced by the revolutionary cause.

Ya viene el cortejo… Trailer (1939)

07 July 1939

Women from the different Spanish regions dress in their traditional costumes to attend the triumphal parade celebrating the victory of Francisco Franco and the rebel side over the Second Republic in 1939; the deeds of past heroes are remembered; and a patriotic poem by Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío is recited.

Magnicidios Poe Trailer (2017)

01 January 2017

The sarcastic account of the assassination of five Spanish politicians between 1870 and 1973 is mixed with the narration of five short stories by Edgar Allan Poe illustrated by five skillful pencil artists.

Franco Building with Jonathan Meades Trailer (2019)

27 August 2019

Writer and broadcaster Jonathan Meades turns his gaze onto Spanish dictator Francisco Franco.

United We Stand Trailer (1942)

10 July 1942

Using newsreel footage, this film reviews world events from the end of World War I to the American entry into World War II and, according to the narration, shows "how, through their disunity, democracies were led, some to destruction and others to the verge of destruction.

Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solos Trailer (1983)

07 November 1983

A history of the Spanish Transition told in first person by the main protagonists: on the one hand, the politicians, idealistic or merely opportunistic, who brought it to a successful conclusion in the tribunes and offices; on the other hand, the citizens who, in the streets, supported it sincerely or fought it with ferocity.

Generalísimo, la vida de Franco en color Trailer (2019)

31 October 2019

Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado Trailer (1983)

07 November 1983

A history of the Spanish Transition told in first person by the main protagonists: on the one hand, the politicians, idealistic or merely opportunistic, who brought it to a successful conclusion in the tribunes and offices; on the other hand, the citizens who, in the streets, supported it sincerely or fought it with ferocity.

Franco and Fidel: A Strange Friendship Trailer (2016)

07 December 2016

The Spanish dictator Francisco Franco was a rabid anti-Communist and a staunch ally of the United States.

Paper Birds Trailer (2010)

12 March 2010

At the end of the Spanish Civil War, the members of a group of vaudeville performers have been stripped of everything: all they have left is hunger and the instinct to survive.

To Arms, We Are Fascists! Trailer (1962)

25 April 1962

Documentary compiled from archives and accompanied by a poet's commentary, shows the sweep of modern Italian history from 1911 to 1961, centering on the conditions leading to Fascism and the post-WWII reaction to the Fascist experience.

Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator Trailer (1962)

20 January 1962

The Adventures of Errol Flynn Trailer (2005)

05 April 2005

A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.

Songs for After a War Trailer (1976)

09 February 1976

A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), through popular culture: songs, newspapers and magazines, movies and newsreels.

A Salute to France Trailer (1944)

02 January 1944

Commissioned to prepare Allied troops for the liberation of Europe, the film uses a blend of staged narratives and historical footage to promote solidarity and dispel the myth that France was a nation of willing collaborators.

Catalonia: Spain on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Trailer (2017)

19 December 2017

A serious crisis has shaken Spain since the referendum on self-determination and the proclamation of the independence of Catalonia by the government of Carles Puigdemont, bold actions firmly fought by the Spanish government by applying the constitutional article that allows it to place a region under guardianship.

Året var 1975 Trailer (2024)

29 December 2024

This is the year when the Vietnam War ends and terrorists take over the West German embassy in Stockholm.

When the Moors Ruled in Europe Trailer (2005)

05 November 2005

A documentary movie covering the 700-year reign in Spain and Portugal of the Moors. It focus on Andlucia and specifically Fes, Granada and Cordoba.

So war der deutsche Landser Trailer (1955)

25 March 1955

How to Stage a Coup Trailer (2017)

01 June 2017

A guide to human history through its most audacious power grabs. From Julius Caesar to Napoleon; from Mussolini to the strongmen of the present day - we see how the world we know has been shaped by those who dream big.

Caudillo Trailer (1977)

14 October 1977

Caudillo is a documentary film by Spanish film director Basilio Martín Patino. It follows the military and political career of Francisco Franco and the most important moments of the Spanish Civil War.

Assassinating Franco Trailer (2016)

25 November 2016

Documentary about the attempts to assassinate Franco

Franco on Trial: The Spanish Nuremberg? Trailer (2018)

20 February 2018

Franco on Trial is the new film by Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios. After the success of Franco's Settlers, their first encounter with Franco's dictatorship, they are now setting their sights on one of the darkest chapters of European history: the presumed organized extermination that took place during the coup, the war, and the subsequent dictatorship led by Franco, as well as Argentina's current effort, by invoking the principle of universal jurisdiction, to prosecute Francoists accused of committing crimes against humanity.