Spanish Earth, The Reel 4 of 6

The Spanish Earth Reel 4 of 6 Produced & directed by Joris Ivens / Co-written & Narrated by Ernest HemingwayPropaganda broadcast over shots of Madrid devastation. Statue of Don Quixote & Sancho Panza. Civilians help build Madrid defences. Street scenes of life in besieged city - women queue for food - body of civilian killed by shelling under blanket in street - hearse arrives. Posters urging civilians to evacuate - women & children waiting to get into lorries to be evacuated. Men enlist in Republican Army. 21:29:50 President Azaña arrives in Valencia - addressing council meeting voice w/ English subtitles against Fascist overlords wishing to deprive Spanish people of the earth they have the right to hold and cultivate. 21:30:34 In Fuentedueña irrigation plans continue - plans finalised - building a pump house - digging channels & cultivating soil. 21:32:46 Young soldier returns home from Madrid - his father called in from the fields. Spanish Civil War. Anti-Fascism.