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A Grin Without a Cat (1977)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 3H 0M

Director : Chris Marker

Synopsis

French essay film focusing on global political turmoil in the 1960s and '70s, particularly the rise of the New Left in France and the development of socialist movements in Latin America.

Actors

Laurence Guvillier
Laurence Guvillier
Narrator (voice)
Davos Hanich
Davos Hanich
Narrator (voice)
François Maspero
François Maspero
Narrator (voice)
Yves Montand
Yves Montand
Narrator (voice)
François Périer
François Périer
Narrator (voice)
Sandra Scarnati
Sandra Scarnati
Narrator (voice)
Jorge Semprún
Jorge Semprún
Narrator (voice)
Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret
Narrator (voice)
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Qing Jiang
Qing Jiang
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Georges Pompidou
Georges Pompidou
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crews

Chris Marker
Chris Marker
Director
Chris Marker
Chris Marker
Writer
Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio
Music
Pierre-William Glenn
Pierre-William Glenn
Director of Photography
Willy Kurant
Willy Kurant
Director of Photography
Chris Marker
Chris Marker
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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