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Francisco Franco

Born: 4th Dec 1892 Ferrol, Spain - Died 20th Nov 1975
Dept: Acting
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo. This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain or as the Francoist dictatorship.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 59
Film: 49 (83%)
Television: 10 (17%)
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Filmography

(No release date supplied. Possibly still in production.)
Character:
Himself (archive footage)
The Anatomy of a Moment Drama, War & Politics
Nov 2025 (first aired)
Madrid, Spain, February 23, 1981. A group of Civil Guards storm into the Congress of Deputies and terrorize those present by firing shots into the air ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
Året var 1975 Documentary, History
2024
This is the year when the Vietnam War ends and terrorists take over the West German embassy in Stockholm. On TV, Staffan Westerberg's "Vilse i Pannkak ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Kimeres Documentary, Comedy
Jul 2024 (first aired)
Character:
Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
Los Xey: A Real Movie Story Documentary, History
Original title: Los Xey: una historia de película
2024
The incredible story of Los Xey, a musical group born in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1940, which achieved and maintained an extraordinary worldwide succ ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
The Century of Icons Documentary, War & Politics
Dec 2022 (first aired)
Character:
Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
The Ponzán Network Documentary, History
Original title: La red Ponzán
2022
During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the Second World War (1939-1945), around three thousand people managed to elude their pursuers, and proba ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mussolini: The First Fascist Documentary, War & Politics
Oct 2022 (first aired)
Mussolini seized power in Italy in 1922, after his March on Rome. He would hold it in his grasp until his death in 1945, establishing a dictatorship t ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
The March on Rome Documentary, History
Original title: Marcia su Roma
2022
The fascinating story of the rise to power of dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) in Italy in 1922 and how fascism marked the fate of the entire wor ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
2022
The amazing story of Cifesa, a mythical film production company founded in Valencia by the Casanova family that managed to dominate the box office dur ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Spain: A Country Divided Documentary, TV Movie
Original title: España, un país dividido
2022
Obsessively referring to the traumas and wounds that the Spanish civil war (1936-39) and Franco's dictatorship (1939-75) caused in their day no longer ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
The Voice of Thaïs Documentary, History
Original title: La voz de Thaïs
2022
Clara Mingueza, an actress from Barcelona, sets out to move the mortal remains of Elena Jordi (1882-1945), vaudeville star, actress and the first woma ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Words for an End of the World Documentary, History
Original title: Palabras para un fin del mundo
2020
Spain, April 14, 1931. The Second Republic is born. From the beginning, the writer Miguel de Unamuno is considered one of the ethical pillars of the n ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Original title: El hombre más peligroso de Europa: Otto Skorzeny en España
2020
Waffen-SS officer Otto Skorzeny (1908-75) became famous for his participation in daring military actions during World War II. In 1947 he was judged an ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Todos los nombres de Sara Documentary, TV Movie
2019
Born in Campo de Criptana, a small village in the Spanish region of La Mancha, Sara Montiel (1928-2013) conquered Mexico, Hollywood, and the hearts of ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Nov 2019 (first aired)
Character:
Unknown/various (5 ep.)
The Endless Trench Drama, History, Thriller
Original title: La trinchera infinita
2019
A small village in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, 1936. Higinio and Rosa have been married only for a few months when the Civil War breaks out. Higinio, be ... view
Character:
Himself (archive footage)
Character:
Self (archive footage)
2019
Writer and broadcaster Jonathan Meades turns his gaze onto Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
2018
Franco on Trial is the new film by Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios. After the success of Franco's Settlers, their first encounter with Franco's dicta ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Original title: Catalogne : l'Espagne au bord de la crise de nerfs
2017
A serious crisis has shaken Spain since the referendum on self-determination and the proclamation of the independence of Catalonia by the government o ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Nov 2017 (first aired)
Using extensive research, this five-part docuseries takes a comprehensive look at Francisco Franco's turbulent, decades-long regime. ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage) (5 ep.)
How to Stage a Coup Documentary
2017
A guide to human history through its most audacious power grabs. From Julius Caesar to Napoleon; from Mussolini to the strongmen of the present day - ... view
Character:
Magnicidios Poe Documentary, Comedy, Animation
2017
The sarcastic account of the assassination of five Spanish politicians between 1870 and 1973 is mixed with the narration of five short stories by Edga ... view
Character:
Himself (archive footage)
Original title: Franco i Fidel, una amistat incòmoda
2016
The Spanish dictator Francisco Franco was a rabid anti-Communist and a staunch ally of the United States. But that did not keep him from forging a fri ... view
Character:
Himself
Assassinating Franco Documentary
Original title: Attentate auf Franco - Widerstand gegen einen Diktator
2016
Documentary about the attempts to assassinate Franco ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Aug 2016 (first aired)
Character:
Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
2015
The newsreel series Jornal Português (1938-1951) was produced for the Secretariat of National Propaganda (SPN/SNI) by the "Portuguese Newsreel Societ ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western Documentary
2015
A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible, and a walk through the landscapes that made it pos ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Palme Documentary
2012
Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was openly shot to death on a February evening 1986 on the streets of Stockholm. In one night, the country of Sweden ... view
Character:
Self
Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler Documentary, War & Politics
Oct 2011 (first aired)
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was a mediocre who rose to power because of the blindness and ignorance of the Germans, who believed he was nothing more than ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
The Last Circus Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Original title: Balada triste de trompeta
2010
A trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturb ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Amour de vivre Documentary, TV Movie
2010
An account of the brief life of the writer Albert Camus (1913-1960), a Frenchman born in Algeria: his Spanish origin on the isle of Menorca, his child ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Paper Birds Drama, History, Thriller
Original title: Pájaros de papel
2010
At the end of the Spanish Civil War, the members of a group of vaudeville performers have been stripped of everything: all they have left is hunger an ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
De Madrid a la Luna Documentary
2006
Character:
Self (archive footage)
When the Moors Ruled in Europe Documentary, History
2005
A documentary movie covering the 700-year reign in Spain and Portugal of the Moors. It focus on Andlucia and specifically Fes, Granada and Cordoba. ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn Documentary, TV Movie
2005
A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family. ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Faith of the Century: A History of Communism Documentary, War & Politics
Oct 1999 (first aired)
Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
Monkeys Like Becky Documentary
Original title: Mones com la Becky
1999
The first part of this documentary deals with the Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz, Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1949, one of the first surge ... view
Character:
Himself (archive footage)
Human Remains Documentary
1998
Human Remains is a haunting documentary which illustrates the banality of evil by creating intimate portraits of five of the 20th century's most revil ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Land and Freedom War, Drama, History
1995
David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalit ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
Adapted from the novel by Juan Marse, the film shows two distant worlds in the Spain of the 50's, the suburban and the bourgeois, which are related th ... view
Character:
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
A history of the Spanish Transition told in first person by the main protagonists: on the one hand, the politicians, idealistic or merely opportunisti ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
1983
A history of the Spanish Transition told in first person by the main protagonists: on the one hand, the politicians, idealistic or merely opportunisti ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Operation Ogre Drama, History, Thriller
Original title: Operación Ogro
1979
Spain, 1973. Dictator Francisco Franco has ruled the country since 1939 with an iron fist; but he is now a very old and sick man. The future of the we ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Caudillo Documentary
1977
Caudillo is a documentary film by Spanish film director Basilio Martín Patino. It follows the military and political career of Francisco Franco and t ... view
Character:
Himself (archive footage)
Songs for After a War Documentary, History, Music
Original title: Canciones para después de una guerra
1976
A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), through popular cul ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Franco, ese hombre History, Documentary
1964
A documentary that takes a broad overview of the life of the dictator, which is a review of the history of the twentieth century so far. Thus, the mai ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
To Arms, We Are Fascists! Documentary, History
Original title: All'armi siam fascisti!
1962
Documentary compiled from archives and accompanied by a poet's commentary, shows the sweep of modern Italian history from 1911 to 1961, centering on t ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator Documentary, History, War
Original title: Benito Mussolini, anatomia di un dittatore
1962
Character:
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Crusade in Europe Documentary, War & Politics
May 1949 (first aired)
Character:
Self (archive footage) (2 ep.)
The World at War Documentary, War
1942
Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War. ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
United We Stand Documentary, War
1942
Using newsreel footage, this film reviews world events from the end of World War I to the American entry into World War II and, according to the narra ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
1939
Women from the different Spanish regions dress in their traditional costumes to attend the triumphal parade celebrating the victory of Francisco Franc ... view
Character:
Self - Politician (archive footage)
The Fight For Peace Documentary, War
1939
A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini. ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Heroic Spain Documentary
Original title: España heroica
1938
Documentary produced by Falange and edited in Berlin, in response to the international success of the Republican production "Spain 1936" (Le Chanois, ... view
Character:
Himself (archive footage)
Spain 1936 Documentary
Original title: España 1936
1937
A Spanish documentary from Jean-Paul Le Chanois & Luis Buñuel made during the Spanish Civil War. ... view
Character:
Archive footage