''Franco, ese hombre'', translated into
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as ''Franco, that man'', is a 1964
documentary film
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by
Spanish
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director
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia (10 April 1911 – 4 November 1992) was a Spanish film director. He was born in Madrid. His film ''Ten Ready Rifles'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.
Filmography
* ''Patricio miró ...
. It follows the military and political career of the Spanish Head of State
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War ...
until the 25th anniversary of the end of the
Civil War
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. It uses diverse footage and interviews Franco's doctor in
Morocco
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,
Manuel Aznar Zubigaray
Manuel Aznar Zubigaray (Etxalar, Navarre, Spain, 1893 – Madrid, Spain, 1975) was a diplomat under the Franco regime and one of the most important journalists of the 20th century in Spain.
Biography
He was director of some of the most import ...
, and Franco himself. It is a commemorative documentary of the 25th
anniversary
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of Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War.
See also
* ''
Caudillo
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1964 films
Documentary films about politicians
1960s Spanish-language films
Documentary films about the Spanish Civil War
Films directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
Spanish documentary films
1964 documentary films
Films about Francisco Franco
1960s Spanish films
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