A documentary film about the defense of Madrid 1936-1937 gg.
September-October 1936.
Archival footage: the sky, the geographical map of Spain, the people at the station, marked with crosses on the map towns around Madrid, the woman runs with small children, sheep, family, leaving their homes, carts with things.
The civilian population of the central part of Spain saved by the advancing units of General Franco.
Modern Madrid (top view).
city Activities: square, streets, museums, libraries, historical monuments.
Radio appeal urging all capable people to take up arms.
Groups of volunteers.
Speech by General Miaja, who took over the leadership of the Defense Committee of Madrid.
The chronicle of the city of resistance: the soldiers on the streets, barricades, firing, children, helping to dig trenches and build barricades.
Fighting in Madrid.
Machine gun.
Poster: "Better to die than retreat."
Nazi aircraft bombed Madrid.
Running for cover people.
Burning day and night city.
Ruined Madrid
Key words
Spain, the troops of Franco, Chronicle, museum, architecture, monuments, radio, barricades, bombing, population, refugees, civil war
City in ruins: the Ministry buildings, pharmacies, churches, theater.
A huge bomb craters.
The famous Café Madrid.
Working quarter.
Wooden coffins.
Propaganda posters.
New Year's Eve - 55 days of defense.
Statistics dropped bombs on the city.
Summer.
The peasants, the cleaning in the wheat.
Cannons.
Dead city.
Ruins
Key words
Spain, war, propaganda, the peasants, the ruins, the bombing
City restored.
Smiling faces in contrast to the ruined city.
Houses, shops, cafes, banks.
Tram.
Women in the queue.
Playing children.
The Spanish army, recruited from volunteers, more than a year held the defense of the city.
Newspaper articles.
Seamstresses at work.
Workers at the plant.
People in the square.
Soldiers in defense.
Republicans are offensive in Guadalajara.
Nazi troops retreating.
Modern Madrid
Key words
Spain, the factory, the soldiers, the people, civil war