Overview
A simple peasant is forced to take up arms to defend his farm during the Spanish Civil War. Along the way he falls in love with a Russian girl whose father is involved in espionage.
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Original Score (1939)
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Setting
Set in Spain
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Music
Music by Werner Janssen
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Rudolph Maté
Details
- Director
- Writers
- James M. CainWriter
- John Howard LawsonWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 17, 1938
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Madeleine CarrollNorma
Henry FondaMarco
Leo CarrilloLuis
John HallidayAndre Gallinet
Reginald DennyEdward Grant
Vladimir SokoloffBasil
Robert WarwickGeneral Vallejo
Fred KohlerPietro- Carlos De ValdezMajor del Rio
Peter GodfreyRoderigo - Cafe Magician- Nick ThompsonSeppo
Rosina GalliWaitress
William B. DavidsonCommandant
Lupita TovarPalm Reader
Katherine DeMillePeasant Woman on Train
George HoustonThe Troubador
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