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Land and Freedom

Land and Freedom

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1995
1h 49m
7.3(300 votes)
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Overview

Summer 1936: young unemployed communist David Carr leaves Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain. He joins an international group of Militia-men and women, the POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista). After being wounded, he goes to Barcelona, where he joins another group of fighters.

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Cast & Crew

70 members
Acting

Ian Hart

David Carr

Ian Hart
Acting

Rosana Pastor

Blanca

Rosana Pastor
Acting

Frédéric Pierrot

Bernard

Frédéric Pierrot
Directing

Icíar Bollaín

Maite

Icíar Bollaín
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Tom Gilroy

Lawrence

Tom Gilroy
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Angela Clarke

Kitty

Angela Clarke
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Eoin McCarthy

Connor

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Suzanne Maddock

Kim

Suzanne Maddock
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Jordi Dauder

Salas

Jordi Dauder
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Pep Molina

Pepe

Pep Molina
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Mandy Walsh

Dot

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Miguel Cabrillana

Speaker

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Francesc Orella

Casado

Francesc Orella
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Daniel Muñoz

Man in the Cafe

Daniel Muñoz
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Marc Martínez

Juan Vidal

Marc Martínez
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Andrés Aladren

Militia member

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Sergi Calleja

Militia member

Sergi Calleja
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Raffaele Cantatore

Militia member

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Pascal Demolon

Militia member

Pascal Demolon
Writing

Paul Laverty

Militia member

Paul Laverty
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Josep Magem

Militia member

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Eoin McCarthy

Connor Coogan

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Jürgen Müller

Militia member

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Víctor Roca

Militia member

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Emil Samper

Militia member

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Rafael Díaz

Barracks officer

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Felicio Pellicer

Nationalist officer

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Ricard Arilla

Priest

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Enriqueta Ferré

Concierge

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Asunción Royo

Old woman

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Phil O'Brien

Ambulance man

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Dave Seddon

Ambulance man

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Xavier Amatller

Man on the train

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Jaime Prats

Man on the train

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Jose Luis Prats

Man on the train

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Carles Vilarrasa

Man on the train

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Fina Alcañiz

Townsperson

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Claudio Domínguez

Townsperson

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Ernesto Grau

Townsperson

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Maria Folch

Townsperson

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Maite Lucas

Townsperson

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Sebastia Marmaña

Townsperson

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Lola Olives

Townsperson

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Ma Eugenia Palatsi

Townsperson

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Pepa Palatsi

Townsperson

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Miguel Quintana

Townsperson

Miguel Quintana
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Aniceto Rallo

Townsperson

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Paco Rangel

Townsperson

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Jose Antonio Ripolles

Townsperson

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Consol Segura

Townsperson

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Manolo Vicent

Townsperson

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David Allen

Man on the roof

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Manel Anoro

Man on the roof

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Lali Cambra

Woman on the roof

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Cristóbal Estudillo

Man on the roof

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Adoni González

Man on the roof

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José Luis González

Man on the roof

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Marius Lou

Man on the roof

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Pep Navarro

Woman on the roof

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Antonio Pellicer

Man on the roof

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Pepe Valenzuela

Man on the roof

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Joan Pau Romaní

Woman In the cafe

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Santi Celaya

Man In the cafe

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Josep Galindo

Man In the cafe

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Sergio García

Man In the cafe

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Neus Agulló

Blanca's parent

Neus Agulló
Acting

Pep Cortés

Blanca's parent

Pep Cortés
Acting

Joan Manuel Gurillo

(uncredited)

Joan Manuel Gurillo
Acting

Francisco Franco

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Francisco Franco
Acting

Moreno-Fuentes

Milician (uncredited)

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