Guernica
1951
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Synopsis
Alain Resnais & Robert Hessen use the famous Picasso mural "Guernica" in combination with newspaper headlines in an anti-war cry against the Spanish Civil War. Narration by Jacques Pruvost highlights the Guernica atrocity of April 1937, followed by a poem by Paul Eluard read by María Casares to a discordant score by Guy Bernard.
Key facts
Original language
French
Production companies
PANTHÉON PRODUCTION
Crew
Screenplay
Robert Hessens
Producer
Pierre Braunberger
Cinematography
Henry Ferrand
Editing
Alain Resnais
Music
Guy Bernard
Stills
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Versions & editions
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | Alain Resnais, Robert Hessens |
| Screenplay | Robert Hessens |
| Producer | Pierre Braunberger |
| Cinematography | Henry Ferrand |
| Editing | Alain Resnais |
| Music | Guy Bernard |
| Sound | Pierre-Louis Calvet |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
