The Burgos Trial (1979)

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.

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

Categories: Documentary, History