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Raza
“The film Franco tried to destroy — his own Spanish Civil War epic!”
5.0 / 10• 1942• 1h 42m•NR• Spanish
DramaHistoryWar
Storyline
The troubled story of the Churruca family, a noble lineage of brave seamen, descendants of Cosme Damián Churruca, the Spanish hero of the Battle of Trafalgar; from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). (In 1950, a new cut of the film was released with less ideological depth and ten minutes shorter.)
Cast & Crew
Alfredo Mayo
José Churruca
Lead
Ana Mariscal
Marisol Mendoza
José Nieto
Pedro Churruca
Blanca de Silos
Isabel Churruca
Rosina Mendía
Isabel Acuña de Churruca
Pilar Soler
Spy
JR
Julio Rey de las Heras
Pedro Churruca's Father
Luis Arroyo
Jaime Churruca
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. José Luis Sáenz de Heredia's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Raza is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
