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The Burgos Trial (1979)

The Burgos Trial (1979)

History Documentary
Release Date: 1979, August 31
Directors: Imanol Uribe
Countries: Spain
Production: Irrintzi Zinema, Cobra Films, Cobra Films
Cast: José Ángel de Juanes, Francisco Letamendia, Unai Dorronsoro, Mario Onaindia, Juan María Bandrés, Josu Abrisketa, Itziar Aizpurua, Bittor Arana

Overview:

Documentary about the court martial held following the assassination of Melitón Manzanas, commissioner of the Political-Social Brigade of Guipúzcoa, in an attack carried out by ETA on August 2, 1968. The film includes a series of interviews and testimonies from those imprisoned and prosecuted in that court martial. Following the attack, a state of emergency was declared in Guipúzcoa and hundreds of people were arrested.

Keywords:

terrorism trial franco regime (francoism) interview eta terrorist group