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The Hour of the Furnaces

6.9 260 mins Documentary   1968
Grupo Cine Liberación  
Director(s): Octavio Getino Fernando E. Solanas

An impassioned three-part documentary of the liberation struggle waged throughout Latin America, using Argentina as a historical example of the imperialist exploitation of the continent. Part I: Neo-Colonialism and Violence is a historical, geographic, and economic analysis of Argentina. Part II: An Act For Liberation examines the ten-year reign of Juan Perón (1945-55) and the activities of the Peronist movement after his fall from power. Part III: Violence and Liberation studies the role of violence in the national liberation process and constitutes a call for action.

Casts of The Hour of the Furnaces

María de la Paz

as Narrator

Fernando E. Solanas

as Narrator

Edgardo Suárez

as Narrator

Juan Domingo Perón

as Self (archive footage)

Che Guevara

as Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

as Self (archive footage)

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