Walls of Fire (1971)

Directed by

Edmund Penney, Herbert Kline

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the history of Mexican murals and the artists who made them. It focuses on the work of José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros.

educationalreverentobservationalinformativecontemplativevisually engaginghistorical

What happens

Walls of Fire is a 1971 American documentary film directed by Herbert Kline and Edmund Penney. Narrated by Ricardo Montalbán, this documentary examines the history of Mexican murals and their artists. Among the works examined are those by José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary was also won a Golden Globe award for Best Documentary Film in 1972. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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