La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas - Primera parte: La insurreción de la burguesía (1975)

Director:

Patricio Guzmán

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Chile | Class Warfare | Military Coup | Salvador Allende | Coup

Awards:

2 wins

Also Known As:

The Battle of Chile: Part 1

Runtime:

USA:191 min

Country:

Venezuela | France | Cuba

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color | Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Trivia:

French filmmaker Chris Marker sent film stock to Guzman to complete this film after the U.S. pulled supplies due to ideological differences. He told Guzman that what he was trying to do was insane.

Movie Connections:

Followed by La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas - Tercera parte: El poder popular (1979)

All US citizens should see this film.

The Battle of Chile is one of the greatest and most anguished of all documentaries. Given the US invasion of Iraq with the use of perfidious conservative lies, smoke, and mirrors, it is instructive that after thirty five years the US CIA, the conservative movement here, and military fellow travelers continue to con the people of our country into the most horrific of militaristic actions -- some spoken about, and some, as documented in The Battle of Chile -- buried with the same lies, smoke, and mirrors. Thus, this film is one all US citizens should see. So keep Netflicks busy because you'll never see it on the TV or a major film screen in this, the free-est of all possible nations.