Episode of Series “World in action”
Trade unions are illegal in Spain. A meeting had been arranged in a monastery, but ten men were brutally arrested as they arrived. Their relations describe the conditions of Franco’s dictatorship and the humiliation the men undergo in fighting for a basic human right.
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ACMI Identifier
323043
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Dictators
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human rights
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social structure - Spain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Spain - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)