The Many Lives of Jorge Semprún

The Many Lives of Jorge Semprún (2023)

December 6th, 20231h 21min

Documentary, History
60%

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The incredible life of Jorge Semprún (1923-2011): son of a republican intellectual; exiled in the early days of the Spanish Civil War; survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II; clandestine communist in Spain during Franco's dictatorship; controversial socialist politician; acclaimed writer, screenwriter and filmmaker.


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