When the Mountains Tremble

1983

1h 23m

9.0

9.0/10

5 votes • View on IMDb

Documentary History War

"The Astonishing Story of Rigoberta Menchù, Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize"

Overview

A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with first hand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú.

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Status: Released

Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies

Skylight Pictures

Production Countries

Guatemala United States of America

Spoken Languages

English Quechua Spanish

Keywords

guerrilla warfare central intelligence agency (cia) central and south america indigenous massacre central america military dictatorship guatemala woman director guatemalan civil war maya

Quick Facts

Release Date	September 30, 1983
Status	Released
Language	ES
IMDb ID	tt0421089

Cast

Rigoberta Menchú

Self

Eddie Jones

Ambassador John Peurifoy

Shawn Elliott

President Jacobo Arbenz

Linda Segura

Maria Arbenz

Frank Alcarin

Servant

Bette Craig

Betty Peurifoy

Shelly Desai

Col. Castillo Armas

Ron Ryan

Col. Al Haney

John D. Swain

CIA personnel

James Steel

CIA personnel

Key Crew

Pamela Yates

Director

Newton Thomas Sigel