Film censorship was a rampant issue during the ruling of dictator Franco after the civil war ended in 1938. In this time, every movie script was required to complete a censorship check which entailed a license, allowing any changes the government wanted, many times deleting scenes as a whole. Any theme, image, or soundtrack that opposed the Catholic church in any way would be removed or changed. Additionally, Franco granted producers permission to dub movies from foreign countries which provided him with even more control through the changing and fabricating of conversations. This made it very difficult for Spanish companies to compete due to the majority of the country either not being literate or only knowing the Spanish language. Moreover,