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The Man Who Was There

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The Spanish journalist Manuel Chaves Nogales (1897-1944) was always there where the news broke out: in the fratricidal Spain of 1936, in Bolshevik Russia, in Fascist Italy, in Nazi Germany, in occupied Paris or in the bombed London of…

DirectorsLuis Felipe Torrente·Daniel Suberviola
WritersDaniel Suberviola·Luis Felipe Torrente
ProducersDaniel Suberviola·Olmo Figueredo

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Streaming in 1 other country

The Man Who Was There isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Spain. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Luis Felipe Torrente

LC
Luis Camacho
Laboratory Technician
RD
Rafael Díaz
Typographer
EE
Eduardo Estrada
Radio Broadcaster (voice)
RB
Ramón Soria Breña
Manuel Chaves Nogales
CT
Clara Irina Torrente
Young Pilar Chaves Jones
DS
Diego de la Serna
Self - Narrator (voice)
PJ
Pilar Chaves Jones
Self - Daughter
MC
María Isabel Cintas
Self - Biographer
JR
Jorge Martínez Reverte
Self - Journalist
AMAntonio Muñoz Molina
Antonio Muñoz Molina
Self - Writer
AT
Andrés Trapiello
Self - Writer
NA
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Self - Politician (archive footage)

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The Man Who Was There — streaming FAQ

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No, The Man Who Was There is not on Netflix in United States as of September 2026.

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Is The Man Who Was There based on a true story?

Yes — The Man Who Was There is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).