Caudillo (1977)

Director:

Basilio Martín Patino

Stars:

Francisco Franco, Carlos Revilla

Cast

Cast overview:
Francisco Franco	...	Himself (archive footage)
Carlos Revilla	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

14 October 1977 (Spain)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

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Connections

Edited into Land and Freedom (1995)

User Reviews

Uneasy but necessary

Caudillo by Basilio Martin Patino is a critic (but respectful) documentary about the life and times of Francisco Franco, people who says that it's all about fascism and propaganda do so because they haven't seen it.

Martin Patino is not a fascist, he's not very interested in politics either, and this film is part of a trilogy about Spain after the Civil war. The other two films are "Canciones para despues de una guerra" (Songs for after a war - devastating documentary against war and totalitarianism's) and "Queridisimos Verdugos" (Beloved executioners - a brutal documentary about death penalty in times of Francisco Franco) he doesn't take part, he only shows images and play music from the age...that's all, and Caudillo works in the same way, gives you images and sounds (as off voices) and you have to create the image of the world known dictator in your head.

An uneasy job, but its worth the effort.