Pif, Behind the gimmicks (2015)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 52M

Director : Guillaume Podrovnik

Synopsis

Taking stock of the extraordinary adventure of "Pif Gadget", a French publishing phenomenon of the 1970s-80s and even of the whole history of children's press. For the comic-strip magazine with the iconic dog, created in 1969 by the French Communist Party, often reached a million copies. With editions available for all of Europe (including Germany, under the title Yps), and on both sides of the Iron Curtain.

Actors

Antoine Silvestri
Antoine Silvestri
Le colonel
Estelle Simon
Estelle Simon
La vétérinaire
Guillaume Podrovnik
Guillaume Podrovnik
Le général
Emmanuel Curtil
Emmanuel Curtil
Narrator
Joris Clerté
Joris Clerté
Himself
Hervé di Rosa
Hervé di Rosa
Himself
Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry
Himself
Serge Rosenzweig
Serge Rosenzweig
Himself
Patrick Apel-Muller
Patrick Apel-Muller
Himself
Guy Konopnicki
Guy Konopnicki
Himself
Mircea Arapu
Mircea Arapu
Himself
Bernd Nowack
Bernd Nowack
Himself
Gilles Heylen
Gilles Heylen
Himself
Norbert Hinze
Norbert Hinze
Himself
Christian Kallenberg
Christian Kallenberg
Himself

Crews

Guillaume Podrovnik
Guillaume Podrovnik
Director
Guillaume Podrovnik
Guillaume Podrovnik
Scenario Writer
Rubi Scrive Loyer
Rubi Scrive Loyer
Scenario Writer
Libia Matos
Libia Matos
Scenario Writer
Samuel Hirsch
Samuel Hirsch
Original Music Composer
Kevin Bailly
Kevin Bailly
Sound Engineer
Quentin Desclaux
Quentin Desclaux
Sound Engineer
Guillaume Etchegoyen
Guillaume Etchegoyen
Sound Engineer
Benjamin Linke
Benjamin Linke
Sound Engineer
Julien Vray
Julien Vray
Art Direction
Guillaume Gravier
Guillaume Gravier
Chief Technician / Stop-Motion Expert
Samuel Hirsch
Samuel Hirsch
Sound Mixer
Christophe de Pinho
Christophe de Pinho
Sound Mixer
Gilles Walger
Gilles Walger
Production Director
Jean-Pierre Billard
Jean-Pierre Billard
Administration
Sophie Touzeau-Lours
Sophie Touzeau-Lours
Administration
Karina Si Ahmed
Karina Si Ahmed
Producer
Jean-François Lepetit
Jean-François Lepetit
Producer
Pierre de Vaulx
Pierre de Vaulx
Administration
Stéphanie Lanois
Stéphanie Lanois
Post-Production Manager

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