The Burgos Trial

Synopsis

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.

Director

Imanol Uribe

Written by

Imanol Uribe

Music

Hibai Rekondo

Studio

Irrintzi Zinema

Released

31 August 1979

Genres

Documentary, History