''Walls of Fire'' is a 1971 American

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

directed by

Herbert Kline Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...

and Edmund Penney. Narrated by

Ricardo Montalbán Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG (; ; November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became known for performances in a var ...

, this documentary examines the history of Mexican murals and their artists. Among the works examined are those by José Clemente Orozco,

Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera (; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the ...

and David Alfaro Siqueiros. It was nominated for an

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for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary was also won a Golden Globe award for Best Documentary film in 1972.

Cast

* José Clemente Orozco as himself *

as himself * David Alfaro Siqueiros as himself

References

External links

* 1971 films 1971 documentary films American documentary films American independent films Documentary films about visual artists Mexican muralists 1970s English-language films Films directed by Herbert Kline 1970s American films {{art-documentary-film-stub