Los Canadienses (film)

Los Canadienses is a 1976 documentary about the Canadian volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil War.[1] It was directed by Albert Kish and produced by Tom Daly and Colin Low for the National Film Board of Canada. It won several awards, including the 1977 BAFTA Award for Best Documentary.

Los Canadienses
Directed byAlbert Kish
Written byAlbert Kish
Laszlo Géfin
Produced byTom Daly
Colin Low
Narrated byDonald Brittain
CinematographyBarry Perles
Edited byAlbert Kish
Bill Graziadei (sound)
Music byBen Low
Production
company
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1976 (1976)
Running time
57 minutes, 31 seconds
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish, French

Synopsis

The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was a conflict between Spain's Nationalists, a right-wing alliance led by General Francisco Franco’s military junta, and Republicans, a left- and -centre wing group opposing the Nationalist overthrow of the constitutionally-elected government. Forty thousand volunteers from around the world traveled to Spain to fight in the war. Of all nationalities, only France saw more volunteers take part than Canada—1,200 Canadians joined the struggle as the XV International Brigade of the Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion; over half were killed.[2]

As it is illegal for civilian Canadians to participate in foreign wars, survivors were not recognized by military institutions, or in official Canadian histories. Kish sought to give them their due through this film which, though emotional and respectful, does not lapse into sentimentality.[3]

Awards

References
  1. "Los Canadienses". nfb.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, Speech on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Monument, Ottawa, October 20, 2001. http://archive.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=1331
  3. "Los Canadienses". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. "Previous Winners" (PDF). yorktonfilm.com. Yorkton Film Festival. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. "Festival Archive 1976". iffmh.de. International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. "Los Canadienses". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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