General Report

1977 2h 45m ES

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 9

Documentary

Synopsis

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How does a country go from a dictatorship to a democracy? A detailed report on the political representation in the heart of the Spanish Transition, only a few months after General Franco’s death, when the sincere democratic vocation of Spanish people must effort to destroy, one heavy brick after another, the wall that those who supported the dictatorship and those who fought it from the exile built with resentment, hatred and prejudices.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Felipe González Márquez
Self - Politician
Raúl Morodo
Self - Politician
Ramón Tamames
Self - Politician
José María Zufiaur
Self - Labor Union Leader
Marcelino Camacho
Self - Labor Union Leader
Nicolás Redondo
Self - Labor Union Leader
Anselmo Carretero
Self - Writer
José Prat
Self - Attorney-at-Law

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pere Portabella
Writers: Carles Santos, Octavi Pellissa, Pere Portabella
Languages: Basque, Catalan, Spanish, French
Countries: Spain

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Basque, Catalan, Spanish, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pere Portabella, shot by Manuel Esteban Marquilles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carles Santos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Felipe González Márquez and Raúl Morodo and Ramón Tamames carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0316020 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Pere Portabella directs. Manuel Esteban Marquilles behind the camera. Carles Santos scores. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Basque, Catalan, Spanish, French.

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1Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Basque, Catalan, Spanish, French.
4Directed by Pere Portabella, shot by Manuel Esteban Marquilles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Carles Santos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Felipe González Márquez and Raúl Morodo and Ramón Tamames carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0316020 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "spain", "1970s", "political instability", "franco regime (francoism)".