---
title: 'The Spanish Earth (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joris Ivens'
released: '1937-07-11'
runtime_minutes: 52
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-spanish-earth-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029594/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Spanish Earth (1937)

1937 · 52 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

The Spanish Earth is a 1937 anti-fascist film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the democratically elected Republicans, whose forces included a wide range from the political left like communists, socialists, anarchists, to moderates like centrists, and liberalist elements. The film was directed by Joris Ivens, written by John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway, narrated by Orson Welles and re-recorded by Hemingway, with music composed by Marc Blitzstein and arranged by Virgil Thomson.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joris Ivens](https://cinepixo.com/people/joris-ivens)
- **Screenplay:** [Joris Ivens](https://cinepixo.com/people/joris-ivens), [Ernest Hemingway](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-hemingway), [Lillian Hellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillian-hellman), [John Dos Passos](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dos-passos)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marc Blitzstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-blitzstein)
- **Producer:** [Herman Shumlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-shumlin)

## Cast

- [Dolores Ibárruri](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolores-ibarruri)
- [Enrique Líster](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrique-lister)
- [José Díaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-diaz)
- [Manuel Azaña](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-azana)
- [Gustav Regler](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-regler)

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