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Salvador Allende (2004)
Character: Self (archive footage)
A leftist revolutionary or a reformist democrat? A committed Marxist or a constitutionalist politician? An ethical and moral man or, as Richard Nixon called him, a "son of a bitch"? In SALVADOR ALLENDE, acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán (The Battle of Chile and Chile, Obstinate Memory) returns to his native country thirty years after the 1973 military coup that overthrew Chile's Popular Unity government to examine the life of its leader, Salvador Allende, both as a politician and a man.
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The Judge and the General (2008)
Character: Self (archive footage)
A Chilean judge uncovers long buried secrets of former dictator Augusto Pinochet and, in the process, must confront his own role in that dark past.
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Acta General de Chile (1986)
Character: N/A
In 1985, exiled director Miguel Littín secretly reentered Chile to film this sweeping documentary portrait of the country under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Shot clandestinely and later released as a four-part television series, the film combines interviews, historical reflection, and on-the-ground footage to examine Chile’s political climate more than a decade after the 1973 coup.
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Pinochet (2012)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Documental about the Second Independence of Chile. Images and videos from the period before and after September 11th, 1973
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El Golpe Blanco. Der Weiße Putsch (1975)
Character: Self
At the parliamentary elections that the Unidad Popular won, there were activities to overthrow Salvador Allende. By a white, supposedly clean coup, the rightwing powers of Chile tried unsuccessfully to gain a two thirds majority in the national congress. Months later, the armed, violent coup took place.
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Compañero Presidente (1971)
Character: Self
On January 4, 1971, an extensive dialogue takes place between the president of Chile Salvador Allende and the French intellectual Regis Debray, a discussion about the Chilean process towards the installation of a socialist government. Filmed by a team from Chilefilms, a state-owned company dedicated to the production of audiovisual works, it is a unique testimony to Allende's thinking in the first year of his government.
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Ich war, ich bin, ich werde sein (1974)
Character: Self (archive footage)
In the spring of 1974, a camera team from Studio H&S succeeded against the explicit orders of the Junta’s Chancellery, entered into two large concentration camps in the north of the country - Chacabuco and Pisagua - leaving with filmed sequences and sound recordings.
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Mitbürger! (1974)
Character: Self
Salvador Allende’s last radio speech is given in full; nothing is interposed. The translation of the speech appears in subtitles, individual passages are placed into the center of the picture. Film scenes and photos underline Allende’s call to his citizens. The film ends with a slow close-up to the face of the President.
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Der Krieg der Mumien (1974)
Character: Self
The country is portrayed before and after the storm of the military to the government palace “La Moneda” when Salvador Allende is killed and the directors discover the implications of American companies that were involved in the political developments.
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Santiago Files (2011)
Character: Self (archive footage)
President Salvador Allende's topple from Chile's unstable government and the CIA's involvement in the September Coup that would turn the South American socialist country into a dictatorship.
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El tren popular de la cultura (2015)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Documentary film which tells the story of an initiative of the government of Salvador Allende, President of Chile from 1970 to 1973, the objective of which was to bring culture closer to those who had no access to it. The People’s Train of Culture was part of the 40th measure of Allende’s programme of government which aimed to create a National Institute of Arts and Culture and colleges of art in all the country’s provinces.
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Chile, el gran desafío (1973)
Character: Self
After providing a pictorial vision of Chile, from north to south, President Salvador Allende's tour of the following countries is recorded: Mexico, Algeria, USSR, USA and Cuba. In each place, scenes of welcoming demonstrations, official acts and typical archive notes are presented.
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Conversation with Allende (1971)
Character: Self
This interview was conducted shortly after the late President Dr. Salvador Allende won the Chilean elections of 1970. Dr. Salvador Allende was the first democratically elected socialist president in Latin America. Three years later, Allende was killed during a coupe lead by General that overthrew the Allende government.
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Con Los Ojos de Hoy (2023)
Character: N/A
Documentary that reviews Salvador Allende's last speech through various voices of today to think about the present and the future.
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Venceremos, solidaridad (1973)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Anonymous short documentary released immediately after the Chilean military coup of 1973. It recapitulates the presidency of Salvador Allende which was terminated by the military coup that assassinated him and installed a dictatorship. The documentary captures the aftermath of the event and the efforts of international protesters and diplomats in their claim for justice.
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La Explotación del Hombre por el Hombre (1972)
Character: Self
How long will workers be subjected to exploitation? This is the question posed by this documentary, which explores the employer-worker relationship in the country. It conducts a critical examination of the historical inequality in Chile, perpetuated by foreign imperialists and Chilean capitalists. In the same vein, it delves into the implementation of Agrarian Reform under three different administrations: Alessandri, Frei Montalva, and Allende.
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Crónica de una victoria (1971)
Character: Él mismo
This documentary follows the 1970 Chilean elections, which resulted in the election of Salvador Allende. The footage reveals the political and social divisions in a country plagued by poverty, malnutrition, and homelessness. Allende, newly elected, reflects on his future government and his subsequent assassination. One could say that this footage became a chilling and prophetic chronicle of a death foretold.
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On Company Business (1980)
Character: Self - Chilean President (archive footage)
A controversial three part critical documentary on the history of the CIA.
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Chico (2001)
Character: Self (archive footage)
The adventures of a young man as he moves from the Latin-American revolutions in the sixties and seventies, through Hungary in the eighties, to the Croatian war in 1991.
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The War on Democracy (2007)
Character: Self (archive sound)
Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".
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Chicago Boys (2015)
Character: Self (archive footage)
The economists behind the implementation of the most extreme capitalist system in the world observe with surprise the discontent of its countrymen. For the first time, they tell the story of how they became Milton Friedman's students in Chicago in the 1950s and what were they willing to do to pursue their extreme economic ideas, aided by Pinochet's dictatorship in the 70s. Unseen images and testimonies that allow us to understand the historic process that transformed the Chilean people and Chile in the country that it is today, an image of success and discontent.
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Santiago, Italia (2018)
Character: Self (archive footage)
After the coup d'État of the Democratic government of Allende, the embassy of Italy in Santiago played a major role in helping the opposers of the regime, and extradited many of them to Italy.
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Laboratory Greece (2019)
Character: Self (archive footage)
A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
«If Democracy can be destroyed in Greece, it can be destroyed throughout Europe»
Paul Craig Roberts
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Laissez-faire (2015)
Character: Self (archive footage)
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.
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Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Character: Self - President of Chile (archive footage)
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.
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Primera (2022)
Character: Self (archive footage)
On October 18 2019, a student uprising was triggered in Santiago over the Chilean government’s increase in metro fare. As the country awakens to the unrelenting abuse of power enacted by a neoliberalist government, and a mistrust in the political class intensifies, we follow Angy and Felipe—two parents who embrace their new roles as activists and enlist in the expanding movement that is fighting for a new Constitution and a just society.
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Compromiso con Chile (1972)
Character: N/A
Made by Fernando Balmaceda in 1972, it is a documentary that shows the presence of the State Technical University throughout Chile through its provincial headquarters, with teaching, scientific research, technological development, cultural extension and the relationship with the historical moment of the country.
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La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas (1975)
Character: Self
A Chilean-Cuban documentary film, by Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán, in three parts: The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie (La insurrección de la burguesía 1975), The Coup d'état (El golpe de estado; 1976) and Popular Power (El poder popular; 1979).
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Sabor a Victoria (2009)
Character: N/A
Just when Chile was experiencing the last months of the Popular Unity of President Salvador Allende, Colo Colo - the most popular team in Chilean soccer - faced the 1973 Copa Libertadores de América. This benchmark led by footballers Carlos Caszely, Francisco "Chamaco" Valdés and coach Luis "Zorro" Álamos, not only managed to play the final of this competition against Independiente of Argentina, but also, its brilliant game, dynamics and drive popular turned it into the necessary balm for the fans, at a time when the Chilean political and social situation became extremely acute. Thirty-four years later, the protagonists of Colo Colo 73 relive this Copa Libertadores campaign.
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Allende, mi abuelo Allende (2015)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Marcia, granddaughter of Salvador Allende, the first democratic socialist president who was overthrown by the Army in September 1973, seeks to reconstruct the personal and familiar image of her grandfather, buried by his historical person, her exile and the family pain.
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Le fond de l'air est rouge (1977)
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chris Marker’s A Grin Without a Cat is an epic political essay tracing the rise and decline of the global left from the 1960s to the 1970s. Through archival footage and commentary, the film examines revolutionary movements in France, Latin America, and beyond, reflecting on the ideals, failures, and fading hopes of a generation.
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Cover-Up (2025)
Character: Self - Chilean President (archive footage)
He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.
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Chile: la memoria obstinada (1997)
Character: Self (archive footage)
After decades of fascist rule in Chile, Patricio Guzmán returns to his country to screen his documentary The Battle of Chile.
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Palme (2012)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was openly shot to death on a February evening 1986 on the streets of Stockholm. In one night, the country of Sweden was transfigured. “Palme” is about his life, his time, and about the Sweden he had created. About a man who altered history.
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El Equipo del Pueblo (2024)
Character: as Self (archive footage)
Documentary tells the story of the Chilean football club Colo-Colo, exploring its profound impact on popular culture and the everyday lives of its fans. Throughout the film, it shows how the club has transcended sport to become a symbol of resistance, pride, and class struggle in Chile.
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Los Jaivas: Todos juntos (2020)
Character: (archive footage)
Los Jaivas are the most important rock band in the history of Chile. 55 years of music and friendship. Memories emerge note by note, song after song, tour after tour. An intimate portrait of their musical life where for the first time they share their archives that have been accumulated for years on the shelves of a small apartment in Santiago.
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O Grande Irmão: O Dia que Durou 21 Anos 2 (2022)
Character: Self (archive footage)
With confidential and unpublished documentation, the film shows the background and behind-the-scenes of the coup in Chile that took place on September 11, 1973 - and General Pinochet's dictatorship, which lasted 17 years.
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Memória Cubana (2010)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Through the files of Cuban cinema news program Noticieros ICAIC Latinoamericanos, the documentary shows the most relevant events of the second half of the 20th century as seen by the documentary filmmakers of the island. During three decades and under the general direction of Santiago Álvarez, these moviemakers witnessed almost everything: from the shivers of the Cold War to Bola de Nieve's piano solos; from the discovery of the killing fields in Cambodia to the Carnation Revolution in Portugal. In 2009, the original negatives of Noticieros ICAIC Latinoamericanos were declared part of the "world memory" by UNESCO.
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Intervista a Salvatore Allende (1973)
Character: Self - Interviewee
An interview with the president of Chile conducted by Roberto Rossellini in 1971, but broadcast only after his death.
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Chile (1970-1973) (2024)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Chile would become the first country in the world to democratically elect a Marxist president, Salvador Allende. After his arrival to the government in 1970, the class struggle would reach a decisive point for the country in 1973.
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ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium (2019)
Character: Self (archive footage)
For years, the murder of Chilean protest singer Victor Jara was blamed on an official in Pinochet's army. Now in exile, he tries to exonerate himself.
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El primer año (1972)
Character: Self
The documentary narrates the events that took place during the first year of the Unidad Popular government, in chronological order.
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El Diálogo de América (1972)
Character: Él mismo
In November 1971, Salvador Allende and Fidel Castro chat to each other about revolution, imperialism, oligarchy, underdevelopment, cultural dependency and economics.
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