Dictator who died in 1975 stamped out mention of Spanish civil war, sexuality and anti-Catholic views
A Spanish association has called for an investigation into the enduring legacy of censorship during the Franco regime after it emerged that censored versions of books and films continue to circulate more than four decades after the dictator died.
Emilio Silva, the president of Spain’s Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory, sounded the alarm earlier this week after he stumbled upon a different version of the 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life on television.
