The Tree of Guernica (1975)
The fictional town of Villa Romero is the set upon which the events of Spain's civil war play out. Villa Romero is home to Vandale (Mariangela Melato) a witch, count Cerralbo (Bento Urago) a powerless land baron, and his four sons. Three of Cerralbo's sons are ruthless sadists who pillage the countryside, but the fourth, Goya (Ron Faber), is an artist challenging authority and the church.
Director: Fernando Arrabal
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Mariangela Melato as Vandale |
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Ron Faber as Goya |
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Cosimo Cinieri as Rafael |
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Rocco Fontana as Antonio |
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Franco Ressel as Onesimo |
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Mario Novelli as Ramiro |
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Cirylle Spiga as Angel |
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Diego Bardon as Toreador |
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Adriano Cornelli as Soldier |
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Luigi D'Ecclesia as Soldier |
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Domenico Imperato as Soldier |
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Franco Doria as Soldier |
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Salvatore Furnari as Soldier |
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Bento Urago as Count Cerralbo |
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Antonio Epifania as Gomez |
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Francesco Giordano as Queipo |
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Salvator Tamborino as Aymar |
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Michele Epifania as Speaker |
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Raffaele Epifania as Pro-Franco Officer |
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Anthony Clavette as Priest |
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Jose-Antonio Caceres as Guitarist |
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Germaine Levi as Revolutionary |
| Directing | Fernando Arrabal | Director |
| Camera | Ramón F. Suárez | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Roberto Palmerini | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Oscar Capponi | Production Design |
| Directing | Massimo Galloppo | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Giovanni Deodato | Special Effects |
| Crew | Eros Bacciucchi | Special Effects |
| Editing | Renzo Lucidi | Editor |
| Sound | Fiorenzo Magli | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oscar Capponi | Costume Design |
| Production | Roberto Onorati | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Editing | Franca Danesi | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jacques Sénéchal | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Romaine Legargeant | Production Manager |
| Camera | Alfonso Marchese | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Paul Bertault | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Pasquino Benassati | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tina Hess Pacifico | Costume Assistant |
| Camera | Luciano Tonti | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Fernando Arrabal | Writer |