Salvador Allende
8 September 2004·1h 40min
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100 min · Documentary · Directed by Patricio Guzmán · Starring Patricio Guzmán, Salvador Allende, Fidel Castro
A leftist revolutionary or a reformist democrat? A committed Marxist or a constitutionalist politician? An ethical and moral man or, as Richard Nixon called him, a "son of a bitch"? In SALVADOR ALLENDE, acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán (The Battle of Chile and Chile, Obstinate Memory) returns to his native country thirty years after the 1973 military coup that overthrew Chile's Popular Unity government to examine the life of its leader, Salvador Allende, both as a politician and a man.
Director:Patricio GuzmánCast:Patricio Guzmán, Salvador Allende, Fidel Castro, José Balmes
A leftist revolutionary or a reformist democrat? A committed Marxist or a constitutionalist politician? An ethical and moral man or, as Richard Nixon called him, a "son of a bitch"? In SALVADOR ALLENDE, acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán (The Battle of Chile and Chile, Obstinate Memory) returns to his native country thirty years after the 1973 military coup that overthrew Chile's Popular Unity government to examine the life of its leader, Salvador Allende, both as a politician and a man.
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Original Title
Salvador Allende
Status
Released
Release Date
08/09/2004
Original Language
Spanish
Production Country
Belgium, Chile, France, Germany, Mexico, Spain
