西班牙影评人协会评选20世纪50部最佳西班牙电影之一，根据导演安德烈·马尔罗自身西班牙内战经历拍摄。1937, during the spanish civil war, at Teruel. The fight of the Republicans (with very poor means but high commitment) against fascist army of General Franco. Can be seen as romanticized witness of director and writer Andre Malraux, who joined the Republicans in 1936