Compañero Presidente (1971) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1971 · 48 mins · Spanish

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Directed by

Miguel Littín

Starring

Salvador Allende, Régis Debray

On January 4, 1971, President Salvador Allende sits down with French intellectual Régis Debray for an extensive dialogue about Chile’s path toward establishing a socialist government. The conversation was recorded by Chilefilms, the state-run audiovisual producer, offering a rare record of Allende’s thoughts during the first year of his administration.