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Guernica (1950)

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Film details

Featuring

Maria Casarès Jacques Pruvost
Directors

Alain Resnais Robert Hessens
Country

France
Year

1950
Genre

Documentary
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Meaning and symbolism of Picasso's painting depicting the horrors on the Spanish Civil War. Poem by Paul Eluard spoken by Maria Casares.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - text read by
    
    Maria Casarès
  - text read by
    
    Jacques Pruvost
Credits
- Direction:
  - A film by
    
    Alain Resnais
  - A film by
    
    Robert Hessens
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Panthéon Production
  - Presents
    
    Pierre Braunberger
  - Production Manager
    
    Claude Hauser
  - Unit Manager
    
    Lachin, S.
  Writing:
  - Text by
    
    Paul Éluard
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography with Special [Photographic] Effects
    
    Henry Ferrand
  - Camera Operator
    
    Dumaître, A.
  - Camera Operator
    
    Novik, W.
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Alain Resnais (uncredited)
  Film processing:
  - Laboratory
    
    Éclair
  Music:
  - Music by
    
    Guy Bernard
  - Orchestra Conducted by
    
    Marc Vaubourgoin
  Sound:
  - Sound Engineer
    
    Calvet, Pierre Louis

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