''Franco, ese hombre'', translated into English as ''Franco, this man'', is a 1964

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

by Spanish director

José Luis Sáenz de Heredia José Luis Sáenz de Heredia (10 April 1911 – 4 November 1992) was a cinema of Spain, Spanish film director. He was born in Madrid. His film ''Ten Ready Rifles'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography ...

. It follows the military and political career of the Spanish Head of State

Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Bahamonde (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general and dictator who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces i ...

until the 25th anniversary of the end of the

Civil War A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ...

. It uses diverse footage and interviews Franco's doctor in

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

, Manuel Aznar Zubigaray, and Franco himself. It is a commemorative documentary of the 25th

anniversary An anniversary is the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded. Most countries celebrate national anniversaries, typically called national days. These could be the List of national independence days, date of independen ...

of Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War.

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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 Films scored by Antón García Abril {{1960s-documentary-film-stub

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