Franco, the sentinel of the West
Technical details
- Year
- 2005
- Type
- Documentary - Television
- Genre
- History
- Audience
- General Audiences
- Runtime
- 60'
- Original version
- Spanish, Catalan
- Other available versions
- English
- Format
- Colour, Betacam, Other
- Status
- Completed
- Executive producer
- Juan Carlos De La Hoz Ángel Custodio
- Director
- Jaume Serra Iñaki Iriarte
- Screenplay
- Jaume Serra Iñaki Iriarte
- Original music
- Jaume Carreras
- Director of photography
- Xavi Gil
Synopsis
A look into Franco's childhood, his social and family relationships, his brilliant military career and his very particular views on state politics, but also his habits, personal likes and dislikes, and peculiar sense of humour.
This story is built around interviews with relevant personalities holding diverse ideological profiles such as historians Ricardo de la Cierva and Paul Preston, journalists Luis María Ansón and Jaime Peñafiel, writers Assumpta Roura and Rosa Regàs, contemporary politicians like José Utrera Molina or José Luis Corral.
Production company(ies)
Televisió de Catalunya
Contact Oriol Baquer Miró
Address Carrer de la TV3, s/n 08970 -Sant Joan Despí, Spain
Telephone +34 93 499 93 33
Fax +34 93 473 15 63
E-mail obaquer.n@tv3.cat
Website www.tv3.cat
Contact Oriol Baquer Miró
Address Carrer de la TV3, s/n 08970 -Sant Joan Despí, Spain
Telephone +34 93 499 93 33
Fax +34 93 473 15 63
E-mail obaquer.n@tv3.cat
Website www.tv3.cat