The Spanish Earth
1937, English. Directed by Joris Ivens.
Joris Ivens’s advocacy documentary for the Republican cause intercuts a besieged Madrid with a nearby village digging an irrigation canal, linking the war to bread, land, and survival. Produced by the writers’ collective Contemporary Historians, edited by Helen van Dongen, scored by Marc Blitzstein, and narrated in its U.S. version by Ernest Hemingway (after an initial Orson Welles track), it blends frontline reportage with persuasion against Franco’s forces and their German–Italian backers.
- Runtime
- 0h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Joris IvensDirector
- Manuel AzañaHimself (President of Spain)
- José DíazHimself (Parliamentarian)
- Dolores IbárruriHerself
- Enrique ListerHimself (Republican Army)
- Commander Martinez de AragónHimself (Republican Army)
- Gustav ReglerHimself (German writer)
- Orson WellesNarrator (voice)
- Ernest HemingwayNarrator (voice)
- Jean RenoirNarrator (voice)
Details
- Released
- 10 July 1937
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Prudencio de Pereda, John Dos Passos, Lillian Hellman
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The Spanish Earth runs 53 minutes (0h 53m).
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The Spanish Earth isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Spanish Earth?
The Spanish Earth (1937) was directed by Joris Ivens and stars Manuel Azaña, José Díaz, Dolores Ibárruri.