The Battle of Chile: Part I

The Battle of Chile: Part I (1978)Cast and Crew

Movie

Cast

S
Salvador Allende
as Self (archive footage)
A
Abilio Fernández
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew

P
Patricio Guzmán
Director
J
Julio García Espinosa
Screenplay
P
Patricio Guzmán
Screenplay
F
Federico Elton
Screenplay
P
Pedro Chaskel
Screenplay
J
Jorge Müller Silva
Director of Photography
P
Pedro Chaskel
Editor
B
Bernardo Menz
Sound Director
J
José Juan Bartolomé
Screenplay
J
Jose Bartolome
Assistant Director
A
Adrian Cooper
Cinematography

The Battle of Chile Trilogy

The Battle of Chile is a documentary film directed by the Chilean Patricio Guzman, in three parts: The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie (1975), The Coup d'état (1976), Popular Power (1979). It is a chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende. It won the Grand Prix in 1975 and 1976 at the Grenoble International Film Festival.