Ivor Montagu's Spanish Civil War Collection

Save Spanish Children

Britain 1937 16mm 20 mins bw sd

Basque children's camp. Offices of the Joint Committee for Spanish Aid. Demonstration in Trafalgar Square in support of the Republic. Loading a lorry full of supplies for Spain.

Refugees in Catalonia

Spain 1938 16mm 10 mins bw sd pc Laya films

1934 rural conditions. 1936 bombing scenes. 'Milk for Spain' being distributed by British Quakers.

Defence of Madrid

Britain 1936 16mm 30 mins bw mute

"Dir: Ivor Montagu Cam: Norman McLaren. Editor Bill Megarry PC Progressive Film Institute.

Part 1: The Assault on a People. Italian planes bomb Madrid; human cost; rescue work; destruction of historic buildings and a captioned interview with Eleanor Rathbone MP.

Part 2: The Defence of Liberty. Formation of the Republican Army. General Niaja and Largo Caballero. The front Line near University City; food queues; evacuation of women and children to safer areas.

Part 3: The World Assists. Arrival of a Soviet food ship. Captioned interview with Dr Christopher Addison on medical aid. International Brigades including the Thaelmann battalion shown in position on the front line."