• Spain
• Àrea de Televisió

• Year
• 2008


• Type
• Documentary - Feature Film


• Genre
• History


• Audience
• General Audiences


• Runtime
• 92'


• Original version
• English


• Other available versions
• Spanish, Catalan


• Subtitled versions
• Spanish, Catalan


• Format
• Colour, B&W, Betacam, HD, Dolby Digital


• Status
• Completed

• Main cast
• Dan Bessie Susan Sarandon Walter Bernstein Arthur Laurents Moe Fishman


• Executive producer
• Oriol Porta


• Director
• Oriol Porta


• Screenplay
• Oriol Porta Llorenç Soler Isabel Andrés


• Original music
• Carles Pedragosa


• Director of photography
• David García


• Film editing
• David Gutiérrez Camps


• Production director
• Lisa Berger Cristina Mora


• Sound director
• Javier García

A War in Hollywood offers an in-depth look at the impact that the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship had on the North American film industry at the time, through the testimony of personalities such as Susan Sarandon. The film revolves around the story of the scriptwriter from New York, Alvah Bessie, who fought in Spain as a member of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War.