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Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella (1970)

Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella (1970)

Documentary
Release Date: 1970, October 20
Directors: Chris Marker
Countries: France
Production: ISKRA, ISKRA, Societe pour le Lancement des Oeuvres Nouvelles (SLON), Societe pour le Lancement des Oeuvres Nouvelles (SLON)
Cast: Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Carlos Marighella, José Dirceu, Emilio Garrastazu Médici, Gregório Bezerra, Charles Elbrick, Edson Luis de Lima Souto

Overview:

Made shortly after the death of Brazilian revolutionary Carlos Marighella, this documentary reconstructs his life and political struggle through interviews with friends and comrades. It examines his role in the resistance against Brazil’s military dictatorship and his death in a 1969 police ambush.