The Burgos Trial Poster

The Burgos Trial

Not Rated Documentary History

Starring: Francisco Letamendia, Unai Dorronsoro, Mario Onaindia, Juan María Bandrés, Josu Abrisketa

Writer: Imanol Uribe

Release Date:
August 31, 1979
Ratings:
6.8 / 10
Director:
Imanol Uribe
Companies:
Irrintzi Zinema

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.